Rotational dynamics of a solar system body under solar radiation torques |
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| Authors: | Daniel J Scheeres Sepidehsadat Mirrahimi |
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| Institution: | 1. Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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| Abstract: | The rotational dynamics of a small solar system body subject to solar radiation torques is investigated. A set of averaged evolutionary equations are derived as an analytic function of a set of spherical harmonic coefficients that describe the torque acting on the body due to solar radiation. The analysis also includes the effect of thermal inertia. The resulting equations are studied and a set of possible dynamical outcomes for the rotation rate and obliquity of a small body are found and characterized. |
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