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Thermal Radiation. Quantum Nature of Light.

Problem 5.266

An isotropic point source of radiation power \(P\) is located on the axis of an ideal mirror plate. The distance between the source and the plate exceeds the radius of the plate \(\eta\) -fold. In terms of the corpuscular theory find the force that light exerts on the plate.

Reveal Answer
F=P/2c(1+η2)F=P / 2 c\left(1+\eta^{2}\right)