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EFFET YARKOVSKY [1 record]

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Record 1 2019-07-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Physics
  • Space Physics
DEF

The force exerted on an object when sunlight is absorbed and released.

OBS

[It] was first described by a Russian civil engineer named Ivan Yarkovsky around the year 1900.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

L'effet Yarkovsky, du nom de l'ingénieur Russe ayant prédit son existence, Ivan Osipovich Yarkovsky (1844-1902), est causé initialement par les différences de température à la surface d'un corps en rotation éclairé par une source lumineuse, comme le Soleil.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física
  • Física espacial
DEF

Alteración de la órbita y la rotación de un objeto pequeño como un asteroide o cometa, por la acción de la radiación solar.

OBS

Fue descubierto por Ivan Osipovich Yarkovsky que era un ingeniero ruso aficionado a resolver problemas matemáticos y vivió a principios del siglo XX.

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