Can EM Radiation Create Repulsion on Non-Magnetic Objects?

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Can EM radiations produce repulsive effect on on non magnetic objects? If yes how can such fields be produced?
 
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Anything which can absorb, deflect or change the direction of electromagnetic waves (basically everything with electric charges) will feel a force from them - and at least some part of the force has to be in the direction of the incoming radiation.
 
Shriraksha said:
Can EM radiations produce repulsive effect on on non magnetic objects? If yes how can such fields be produced?

you might find the wikipedia article on radiation pressure helpful:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_pressure
 

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