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radiation pressure comparison table |
Subject | is a kind of | has definition |
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pressure | quantity | The force exerted over a surface divided by its area. |
radiation pressure | pressure | The transfer of momentum by electromagnetic radiation incident on a surface: prad = (4/3)σT4 / c. |
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