photogravitational

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Etymology

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photo- +‎ gravitational

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photogravitational (not comparable)

  1. (physics, astronomy) Describing the effects of light radiation on the gravitational attraction to a star
    • 2015, Euaggelos E. Zotos, “Unveiling the influence of the radiation pressure in nature of orbits in the photogravitational restricted three-body problem”, in A&SS[1], volume 2015:
      The case of the planar circular photogravitational restricted three-body problem where the more massive primary is an emitter of radiation is numerically investigated.