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Poynting-Robertson effect en · PROPN

Etymology

Named after English physicist John Henry Poynting (1852–1914) and American mathematician Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961).

Meanings

  1. A process by which solar radiation causes a dust grain orbiting a star to lose angular momentum relative to its orbit around the star.

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Synonyms

Poynting-Robertson drag

wikipedia: Howard P. Robertson · wikipedia: John Henry Poynting