yarkovsky effect

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What does yarkovsky effect mean?

A force acting on a rotating body in space caused by the anisotropic emission of thermal photons, which carry momentum.

Where does yarkovsky effect come from?

Named after Polish-Russian civil engineer Ivan Yarkovsky.

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