you have light from the sun (540nm) that is hitting a solar sail (m= 10^3kg). To get it going at a speed of 1% c, how many photons have to hit it? If it took 3 weeks to get to this speed, what was the acceleration on the sail?

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you have light from the sun (540nm) that is hitting a
solar sail (m= 10^3kg). To get it going at a speed of
1% c, how many photons have to hit it? If it took 3
weeks to get to this speed, what was the acceleration
on the sail?
Transcribed Image Text:you have light from the sun (540nm) that is hitting a solar sail (m= 10^3kg). To get it going at a speed of 1% c, how many photons have to hit it? If it took 3 weeks to get to this speed, what was the acceleration on the sail?
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