Abstract
AbstractThree attempts to explain the radial power law distribution n(r)~r−1.3 of interplanetary dust are reviewed, which include the influence of Poynting-Robertson effect, collisions and interplanetary magnetic fields. Electromagnetic forces are unlikely to affect appreciably the spatial distribution. The replenishment of the cloud of interplanetary dust by the disruption of larger meteoritic particles in catastrophic collisions appears to give the most natural explanation for the observed spatial distribution.
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