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Question: radiation force on cone due to parallel beam of light on perfectly absorbing surface...

radiation force on cone due to parallel beam of light on perfectly absorbing surface

Answer

F = P/c

Explanation

Solution

For a perfectly absorbing surface, all incident light momentum is transferred. The total momentum transferred per unit time (which is force) equals the total incident power divided by the speed of light (F=P/cF = P/c). For a parallel beam incident on a cone, the total power intercepted (PP) is the product of the beam's intensity (II) and the cone's base area (πR2\pi R^2), so P=IπR2P = I \pi R^2. Thus, the radiation force is F=IπR2cF = \frac{I \pi R^2}{c}.