Physics
- ISBN-10
- 0471345296
- ISBN-13
- 9780471345299
- Series
- Physics
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 640
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1978-02-09
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Authors
- David Halliday, Robert Resnick
Description
42 EXAMPLE 1 A parallel beam of light with an energy flux S of 10 W / cm2 falls for 1 hr on a perfectly ... Torsion suspension F Nichols and Hull , in 1903 , measured radiation pressures and verified Eq . 42-2 , using a torsion balance ...
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