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Consider a photon produced in the center of the sun. (A) How
long this
Would it take photon to cross the sun and reach the surface if
there was no absorption? (B)
Suppose the photon is continually absorbed and reissued so that its
path to
surface can be considered as a random walk process. Assuming that
reissues
occur instantaneously after each absorption, estimate the time
needed for the photon to reach the
surface.
(A) Time taken to reach surface with absorption of photon = 2.33 Sec
(B) Time taken by photon to reach surface with absorption taking place = 1 X 105 years