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A small spacecraft mass, including the crew, is 1,5x10^3 kg moves in outer space where there is no gravitational field. If the astronaut to light a laser beam of 10kW, which can reach speeds after a day due to the momentum carried by the beam?
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i do not know if time will play a role here.
i mean 0(initial momentum)=U/c - mv
so v=U/mc??
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i do not know if time will play a role here.
i mean 0(initial momentum)=U/c - mv
so v=U/mc??
The answer is 1,9 mm/s
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well, my formula is giving 1.92 mm/s which is very close to the answer.
10* E3 *24*60*60/(1.5*E3*3*E8) *1000 mm/s
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well, my formula is giving 1.92 mm/s which is very close to the answer.
10* E3 *24*60*60/(1.5*E3*3*E8) *1000 mm/s
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