Poynting-Robertson effect

English

Etymology

Named after English physicist John Henry Poynting (1852–1914) and American mathematician Howard P. Robertson (1903–1961).

Proper noun

the Poynting-Robertson effect

1. (astrophysics) A process by which solar radiation causes a dust grain orbiting a star to lose angular momentum relative to its orbit around the star.

   Synonym: Poynting-Robertson drag