All Problems Thermal Radiation. Quantum Nature of Light.
Problem 5.265
A plane light wave of intensity \(I=0.70 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{cm}^{2}\) illuminates a sphere with ideal mirror surface. The radius of the sphere is \(R=5.0 \mathrm{~cm} .\) From the standpoint of the corpuscular theory find the force that light exerts on the sphere.