Corpuscular-radiation Pressure (Noun)
Meaning
The minute pressure exerted on a surface normal to the direction of propagation of a wave.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The concept of corpuscular-radiation pressure was first described by Maxwell in terms of the force exerted on a surface by a beam of light treated as a stream of particles.
- When a beam of electromagnetic radiation hits a surface, it exerts an outward pressure that provides evidence for the corpuscular-radiation pressure effect.
- The pressure exerted by sunlight can be understood as corpuscular-radiation pressure, resulting from the transfer of momentum from the sun's photons to a surface.
- In the context of space exploration, researchers must consider the effects of corpuscular-radiation pressure on the trajectory of space probes and solar sails.
- Scientists studied the pressure exerted by high-energy particles known as cosmic rays to better understand the phenomenon of corpuscular-radiation pressure in various astrophysical contexts.