I hope I'm not misrepresenting Mr. Mathis. Photons do not have a charge but they are the basis of the EM field. The photon has a radius, mass and spin. Photon bombardment includes a spin torque as well. They're small all right, Miles calculates the photon radius to be 7.1x10-11 smaller than the electron. But what they lack in size they make up for in numbers and relativistic punch.You do have an unusual hypothesis, derived from Miles' "charge photon".You do know that photons do not have a charge, except from bombardment effect.And they are very small! And solar wind ions are big! I see the charge that a comet experiences is that of induced negative from distant solar space, then discharging into the more positive sun. I propose an RCL circuit.
But what is an induced negative? An abundance of electrons? How can those electrons discharge into the more positive sun except by the comet crashing into the sun? The electrons trying to reach the sun by themselves would face the constant resistance of the solar wind and photon pressure. How can that happen? "Positives attract negatives" is not a mechanical explanation.
The material lost is mainly from the surface, and the increasing stress is from internal fractures. Again, photons define the EM field and heat the comet inside and out. The only way to dissipate the heat is by reradiating the photons back into space. The comet's re-radiation of photons from within itself is what launches the ions and dust particles off of the comet's surface to collect into the coma and tails. Of course we're talking rocks and whatever the rocks are made of. New compounds are being cooked on and within the comet's surface as the comet slowly dissolves.How would loss of matter induce stress? Seems that would reduce any stress... The stress is an electrical stress, whether mechanically or directly electrically induced, isn't it?Also, I really doubt that a comet gets and retains much heat from the sun. Not at distances near Saturn or farther. ANy heat would be internal from an electric source.Do you agree that we are talking about a rock, not an ice ball?
Thanks for taking the time to engage in dialogue. It's fun trying to keep up with you.
REMcB