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From the standpoint of the corpuscular theory demostrate that the momentum transferred by a beam of parallel light rays per unit time does not depend on its spectral composition but depends only on the enegry flux Theta_(e). |
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Answer» Solution :The statement made in the QUESTION is not always correct. However it is correct in certain cases, for example, when light is incident on a perfect reflector or perfect absorber. Consider the former case. If light is incident at an angle `theta` and reflectef at the angle `theta`, then momentum transfered by each photon is `2(hv)/(c ) cos theta` If there are `n(v)dv` PHOTONS is FREQUENCY interval `(v,v+dv)`, then totao momentum transfered is `underset(0)OVERSET(oo)int 2N(v)(hv)/(c ) costheta dv` `= (2Phi_(e))/(c ) costheta`
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