Nongravitational Forces in Planetary Systems
Nongravitational forces play surprising and, sometimes, centrally important roles in shaping the motions and properties of small planetary bodies. In the solar system, the morphologies of comets, the delivery of meteorites, and the shapes and dynamics of asteroids and binaries are all affected by no...
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| description | Nongravitational forces play surprising and, sometimes, centrally important roles in shaping the motions and properties of small planetary bodies. In the solar system, the morphologies of comets, the delivery of meteorites, and the shapes and dynamics of asteroids and binaries are all affected by nongravitational forces. In exoplanetary systems and debris disks, nongravitational forces affect the lifetimes of circumstellar particles and feed refractory debris to the photospheres of the central stars. Unlike the gravitational force, which is a simple function of the well-known separations and masses of bodies, the nongravitational forces are frequently functions of poorly known or even unmeasurable physical properties. Here, we present order-of-magnitude descriptions of nongravitational forces, with examples of their application. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1201779d2b2f435d827ade7cbced4b352025-01-16T07:23:24ZengIOP PublishingThe Planetary Science Journal2632-33382025-01-01611210.3847/PSJ/ad9824Nongravitational Forces in Planetary SystemsDavid Jewitt0Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California at Los Angeles , Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567, USA ; djewitt@gmail.comNongravitational forces play surprising and, sometimes, centrally important roles in shaping the motions and properties of small planetary bodies. In the solar system, the morphologies of comets, the delivery of meteorites, and the shapes and dynamics of asteroids and binaries are all affected by nongravitational forces. In exoplanetary systems and debris disks, nongravitational forces affect the lifetimes of circumstellar particles and feed refractory debris to the photospheres of the central stars. Unlike the gravitational force, which is a simple function of the well-known separations and masses of bodies, the nongravitational forces are frequently functions of poorly known or even unmeasurable physical properties. Here, we present order-of-magnitude descriptions of nongravitational forces, with examples of their application.https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9824Small Solar System bodiesAsteroid satellitesLong period cometsMain-belt cometsShort period cometsDebris disks |
| spellingShingle | David Jewitt Nongravitational Forces in Planetary Systems The Planetary Science Journal Small Solar System bodies Asteroid satellites Long period comets Main-belt comets Short period comets Debris disks |
| title | Nongravitational Forces in Planetary Systems |
| title_full | Nongravitational Forces in Planetary Systems |
| title_fullStr | Nongravitational Forces in Planetary Systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nongravitational Forces in Planetary Systems |
| title_short | Nongravitational Forces in Planetary Systems |
| title_sort | nongravitational forces in planetary systems |
| topic | Small Solar System bodies Asteroid satellites Long period comets Main-belt comets Short period comets Debris disks |
| url | https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/ad9824 |
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