RADIATIONPRESSURE

Radiation pressure

Radiation pressure is the pressure exerted upon any surface exposed to electromagnetic radiation. Radiation pressure implies an interaction between electromagnetic radiation and bodies of various types, including clouds of particles or gases. The interactions can be absorption, reflection, or some of both . Bodies also emit radiation and thereby experience a resulting pressure.

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radiation pressure

Noun

  1. The pressure exerted by electromagnetic radiation on an object on which it impinges, as a consequence of its momentum.


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