Consider the situation described in the previous problem. Show that the force on the sphere due to the light falling on it is the same even if the sphere is not perfectly absorbing
we assume a sphere of radius r and light falls on it.
We assume a ring on it with breath rdθ (as dθ is very small), dθ is the angle which forms with the center as origin and the breath of strip.
Area of strip =length × breath
Length =
Breath=
∴ It’s area is
∴ The energy falling on ring in dt time will be
dE=I dt da cosθ …. equation (1)
and the momentum it imparts will be
dp = from equation 1 of question 6 we have this formula.
Putting the value of dE from equation 1 in above equation,
Hence the force is
df =
Component of force onto the straight line which is passing through center of sphere and the origin of source.
=
Hence force on entire sphere, by applying proper limits of θ from 0 to π
Force =
=
=[put cosθ =t and solve by replacing it as
and replacing limits 1 to 0]
=
i.e. this is same for above also.