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  2. Orders of magnitude (illuminance) - Wikipedia

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    To help compare different orders of magnitude, ... Low pressure sodium-vapor lamp [6] 130 kcd/m 2: Frosted incandescent light bulb [5] [6] [12] 10 6: Mcd/m 2: 600 kcd ...

  3. Orders of magnitude (pressure) - Wikipedia

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    Pressure due to direct impact of a strong breeze (~28 mph or 45 km/h) [27] [28] [31] 120 Pa Pressure from the weight of a U.S. quarter lying flat [32] [33] 133 Pa 1 torr ≈ 1 mmHg [34] ±200 Pa ~140 dB: Threshold of pain pressure level for sound where prolonged exposure may lead to hearing loss [citation needed] ±300 Pa ±0.043 psi

  4. Radiation pressure - Wikipedia

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    The magnitude, denoted by S, divided by the speed of light is the density of the linear momentum per unit area (pressure) of the electromagnetic field. So, dimensionally, the Poynting vector is S = ⁠ power / area ⁠ = ⁠ rate of doing work / area ⁠ = ⁠ ⁠ ΔF / Δt ⁠ Δx / area ⁠, which is the speed of light, c = Δx / Δt, times ...

  5. Luminous efficacy - Wikipedia

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    The former sense is sometimes called luminous efficacy of radiation, [4] and the latter luminous efficacy of a light source [5] or overall luminous efficacy. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Not all wavelengths of light are equally visible, or equally effective at stimulating human vision, due to the spectral sensitivity of the human eye ; radiation in the infrared ...

  6. Light - Wikipedia

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    Due to the magnitude of c, the effect of light pressure is negligible for everyday objects. For example, a one-milliwatt laser pointer exerts a force of about 3.3 piconewtons on the object being illuminated; thus, one could lift a U.S. penny with laser pointers, but doing so would require about 30 billion 1-mW laser pointers. [ 22 ]

  7. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    1.3 Ym – 137 million light-years – distance to the Centaurus Cluster of galaxies, the nearest large supercluster; 1.9 Ym – 201 million light-years – diameter of the Local Supercluster; 2.17 Ym – 1 light-galactic-years – 230 million light-years; 2.3 Ym – 225 to 250 million light-years – distance light travels in vacuum in one ...

  8. Luminosity - Wikipedia

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    The apparent magnitude is the observed visible brightness from Earth which depends on the distance of the object. The absolute magnitude is the apparent magnitude at a distance of 10 pc (3.1 × 10 17 m), therefore the bolometric absolute magnitude is a logarithmic measure of the bolometric luminosity.

  9. Luminous intensity - Wikipedia

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    Light with the same radiant intensity at other wavelengths has a lower luminous intensity. The curve which represents the response of the human eye to light is a defined standard function y (λ) or V (λ) established by the International Commission on Illumination (CIE, for Commission Internationale de l'Éclairage ) and standardized in ...