tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post113064419616130787..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: The butterfly flap.....EliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1130813104671131272005-10-31T21:45:00.000-05:002005-10-31T21:45:00.000-05:00What I meant to say, is that the momentum is lost ...What I meant to say, is that the momentum is lost FROM the atmosphere. You raise an interesting point. Since the component of the momentum in the vertical is positive (toward space) for all photons lost to space and the earth is spherical the net is zero (the earth abides), but locally it is not.EliRabetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-1130809388736030202005-10-31T20:43:00.000-05:002005-10-31T20:43:00.000-05:00Hi Eli,A minor detail in the whole argument, but w...Hi Eli,<BR/><BR/>A minor detail in the whole argument, but why will a photon emitted to space <I>dissipate</I> momentum in the atmosphere? Isn't it as likely to <I>create</I> it, and more generally, the net effect wil cancel to zero?James Annanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04318741813895533700noreply@blogger.com