Principles of Physics 11th ISV Edition Β· Electromagnetic Waves Β· Problem 41
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Walker, Halliday & Resnick β Electromagnetic Waves: Problem 41
41 Prove, for a plane electromagnetic wave that is normally incident on a flat surface, that the radiation pressure on the surface is equal to the energy density in the incident beam. (This relation between pressure and energy density holds no matter what fraction of the incident energy is reflected.)
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Principles of Physics Β· 11th ISV Edition
Author: Walker, Halliday & Resnick
Publisher: Wiley
Chapter: Electromagnetic Waves