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Poynting-Robertson effect: a standalone construct

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Astrophysics

the slow inward spiral of small orbiting dust grains caused by drag from absorbing and re-emitting sunlight.

In astrophysics, Poynting-Robertson effect refers to the slow inward spiral of small orbiting dust grains caused by drag from absorbing and re-emitting sunlight. This meaning comes from Robertson (1937) in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]

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Robertson, H. P., & Russell, H. N. (1937). Dynamical Effects of Radiation in the Solar System. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 97(6), 423-437. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/97.6.423

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