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Can lasers really cause explosions? Let's use a silly hypothetical to find out!
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[QUOTE="Frabjous, post: 6848223, member: 499279"] Generically, I would say that they can create surface explosions with a area roughly the size of the beam. Once you get away from that point, things are governed by thermal conduction which will not in general cause an explosion. Another issue is the creation of a plasma which will decrease the coupling to the underlying material. The fundamental question is how transparent is the target, i.e., how deep will laser energy be deposited. The deeper it is, the better a chance for a bigger explosion. I have no experience with unrealistic energy lasers. [/QUOTE]
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