 Yarkovsky removal (source code)

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= Yarkovsky removal
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{title2=$t_y=BD+C/D$}

Drift driven by the <Yarkovsky effect> can carry a body out of a belt or into an unstable orbital region. A useful two-limit removal law is $t_y=BD+C/D$, with slow escape at both large and small diameters.

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