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Rotation Effects in the Nongravitational Parameters of Comets
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 August 2015
Abstract
The effects of rotation of a cometary nucleus on the character of nongravitational parameters are discussed. It is suggested that the change of a nongravitational acceleration to deceleration (and vice versa) may be related to a precessional motion of the nucleus, or to secular variations in the lag angle coupled with severe orbital modifications.
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- Part IV/Physical Processes in Comets
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