On Radiation Pressure and the Poynting-Robertson Effect for Fluffy Dust Particles

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2002-08-13

arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208259v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Equation of motion for real dust particle under the action of electromagnetic radiation is more general than equation of motion corresponding to standardly used Poynting-Robertson effect (P-R effect). As a consequence, orbital evolution of particles may significantly differ from that corresponding to the P-R effect. The paper discusses recently published (Icarus, June 2002) derivation of equation of motion, which is in contradiction with known relativistically covariant formulation. The ``new'' derivation does not respect fundamental physical laws (law of conservation of energy, law of conservation of momentum) which must hold in any frame of reference. Application of the derived ``general'' equation of motion to the special case treated by Einstein in 1905 yields result which is not consistent with Einstein's result. Correct solution is presented.

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