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    How Does a Reflecting Object Gain Kinetic Energy from Radiation Pressure?

    Hi, When radiation pressure exerts a force on an object causing it to move, where does the object's kinetic energy come from, and how? E.g. consider a perfectly reflecting solid block in vacuum. Its face is illuminated by light. From conservation of momentum, the reflection of the light...
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