 Yarkovsky effect (source code)

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= Yarkovsky effect
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= Yarkovsky force
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Anisotropic <thermal radiation> produces recoil that changes the <semi-major axis> of a rotating solid body. Finite <thermal inertia> provides the temperature lag. Large bodies have small acceleration per unit mass, while very small bodies become nearly isothermal. The <Yarkovsky effect> can supply bodies to dynamical escape regions.

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