From: Spike (spike66@comcast.net)
Date: Wed Jul 02 2003 - 21:38:42 MDT
>
> Solar sailing breaks laws of physics
>
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2003-07/ns-ssb070203.php
>1. Photons themselves have temperature? Shyeah, right.
They are talking about Boltzmann temperature, Adrian.
The energy of a photon is E=h(nu) where nu is the
frequency. Then you can convert the energy to an
equivalent temperature by using the Boltzmann's constant,
which is (I think) about 1.4E-23 newton-meters per kelvin.
>2. Photons aren't the only thing these sails may
>reflect. Ever heard of the "solar wind"? That's made
>of particles.
Nah, solar wind particles pass right thru the sail
as if nothing is there. Wouldn't even slow em
down. spike
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