RE: Nuclear Isomer Decay: A Possibility for Breakthrough Space

[Thomas Gleich Harrison <tomh@jove.acs.unt.edu>]

and in fact, if you want an example of momentum transfer from a radiation
field to a matter field, all you need is a Crooke's Radiometer and a
bright light ..........

Thomas G. Harrison
Physics Department
University of North Texas
Denton, TX

On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Bernard L Cohen wrote:

> 	Gamma rays have a momentum = gamma ray energy/ velocity of light,
> or hv/c where v is the Greek letter nu.
> 
> Bernard L. Cohen
> Physics Dept.
> University of Pittsburgh
> Pittsburgh, PA 15260
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> e-mail: blc+@pitt.edu
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> 
> On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Migliore, Charles W wrote:
> 
> > I thought gammas had no mass..... how can there be a recoil momentum?
> 
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