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Light Pressure Calculator | iCalculator™

The will calculate the:

  1. Pressure of light when the intensity of light beam and the incident angle are known.

Calculation Parameters: Medium of propagation is assumed as vacuum

Light Pressure Calculator
Light Pressure Calculator Results (detailed calculations and formula below)
The power of light (P) is W [Watt]
Power of light (P) calculation
P = I/c ∙ (1 + r) ∙ cos2θ
P = / ∙ (1 + ) ∙ cos()2
P = 2
P =
P =
Light Pressure Calculator Input Values
Intensity of incident light (I) W/m2 [Watt per square metre]
Coefficient of reflection (r)
Angle of light incidence (θ) ° [degree]
Speed of light (c) m/s [metre per second]
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