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Are the Sun's rays like mechanical or electromagnetic waves

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EleoNora [17]3 years ago

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They are electromagnetic waves.

Dmitry_Shevchenko [17]3 years ago

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If the sun generates any mechanical waves, none of them
have ever reached us, because only electromagnetic waves
can travel through empty space.

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$F_d=\frac{1}{2}C\rho_{air}Av^2$

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$\begin{gathered} F_d=drag\text{ force} \\ C=\text{ constant} \\ \rho_{air}=\text{ density of air} \\ A=\text{ area} \\ v=\text{ velocity} \end{gathered}$

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