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When should angles be expressed in degrees vs. radians?
I am trying to calculate the albedo of a given latitude by following the methods of Brutsaert (1982), I have copied the formula below:
3.6 Shortwave and long-wave radiative fluxes
Albedo ...
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How much energy is needed to curve the space so the Sun will come 1 meter closer to our planet? [closed]
How much energy/work will it take if our planet is:
5.9736×1024 kg
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3.0×10−6 Suns
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Application of diffraction problem!
Here is a problem that I am working on, which is the applying the concepts of diffraction to the setting of the sun:
Air has a small, usually negligible index of refraction. It is 1.0002926. This ...
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Force on Earth due to Sun's radiation pressure
I have been asked by my Classical Electrodynamics professor to calculate the force that the Sun exerts in the Earth's surface due to its radiation pressure supposing that all radiation is absorbed and ...
