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Sublimation-driven evolution of the local radius and the moment of inertia of short-period comets

Dziak-Jankowska, Beata

This article is a continuation of the previous one considering the evolution of a long-period comet. The changes of the local radius and the moment of inertia as well as the orientation of the rotation axis are calculated. With reference to the previous model, the time-dependent orbital parameters are introduced. The procedure of sublimation-drive…