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Wouldn't a perfect absorber facing the sun directly get half the light pressure of a perfect reflector? I'm assuming after it heats up to equilibrium it emits i
by abecedarius 8y ago
Wouldn't a perfect absorber facing the sun directly get half the light pressure of a perfect reflector? I'm assuming after it heats up to equilibrium it emits in all directions (no net momentum from emission, so you're left with absorption only).
- jacobush 8y agoInteresting thought! And also, maybe some of the stored and emitted heat can be directed somehow.