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radiation pressure

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radiation pressure has definition The transfer of momentum by electromagnetic radiation incident on a surface: p_rad = (4/3)σT⁴ / c. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:33:13.0
is a kind of pressure

pressure has unit pressure unit

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

radiation pressure	has definition The transfer of momentum by electromagnetic radiation incident on a surface: p_rad = (4/3)σT⁴ / c.
radiation pressure	is a kind of pressure
pressure	has unit pressure unit
number	has value