Lol. I,m an amateur radio operator so I should know that at least. I got mixed up and thought that the equation was talking about frequency , not wavelength.
Cheers Peter
I just found this interesting video which touches on all of the above but approaches it from a mathematical point of view.
Interestingly it concludes that momentum = planks constant divided by wavelength.
Does this mean that, if you instead of transmitting the light using a torch as detailed...
Thanks for that.
May I pose a followup question then?
To have momentum the photons must have mass, albeit very small.
I know that ion drives get drive power by accellerating ions to very high speed.
Lets say our spacecraft had long tube with a very bright light at one end and shining down...
Hi everyone
I am a layman at physics am would be very grateful if someone could assist me with a question about propulsion.
The question arises from an article I recently saw discussing NASA's testing of a Cannae Drive...