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curiouschris
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Hi
Part 1
If I shot a laser beam into a square box where each wall is a perfect mirror and the box is filled with a vacuum and devoid of any other material that could interfere with the light beam apart from the perfect mirrors.
Q/ Would that light beam continue to bounce around forever?
Part 2
Assuming I was able to measure the movement of the box.
Q/ Would I see it 'jiggle'. In other words when the light beam hits each wall in succession would the box move in that direction.
(solar sails use light so I assume this is exactly what would happen)
Part 3
Would this jiggling continue forever, along with the original beam?
CC
Part 1
If I shot a laser beam into a square box where each wall is a perfect mirror and the box is filled with a vacuum and devoid of any other material that could interfere with the light beam apart from the perfect mirrors.
Q/ Would that light beam continue to bounce around forever?
Part 2
Assuming I was able to measure the movement of the box.
Q/ Would I see it 'jiggle'. In other words when the light beam hits each wall in succession would the box move in that direction.
(solar sails use light so I assume this is exactly what would happen)
Part 3
Would this jiggling continue forever, along with the original beam?
CC