Category:
Research Papers
Sub-Category:
Quantum Theory / Particle Physics
Date Published:
September 27, 2019
Keywords:
photon; electron; energy; momentum; force; power; acceleration; Newton's laws of motion
Abstract:
Photons, although lacking in mass, do have momentum — so when they hit a particle like an electron, they apply a force onto it. How much force does photon exert on the particle with which it interacts? It's a problem that's confounded physicists for nearly 150 years − and it may now have a solution. In this article, we derive the photon power and force of the electromagnetic radiation photon on material particles by a direct application of the quantum theory of electromagnetic radiation. In this derivation, Planck's quantum hypothesis, the Newtonian mechanics, the Einsteinian relativity, and the law of conservation play central roles
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