  The tangential YORP effect (TYORP) plays a significant role in the dynamical
evolution of asteroids, and up to now has only been studied numerically. This
paper describes the first analytic model of the TYORP effect. Although the
model rests on numerous physical and mathematical simplifications, the final
analytic expression for TYORP is found to be in agreement with the results of
rigorous numeric simulations to the accuracy of several tens per cent.
  The obtained analytic expression is used to estimate the TYORP produced by
the non-flat surface of regolith, -- a contribution to TYORP that has never
been considered. It is found that the contribution to TYORP arising from
regolith can be comparable to the conventional TYORP produced by boulders.
  Then, the analytic expression is fitted with a log-normal function and used
to integrate TYORP over all boulder sizes. The general trend of TYORP for
multiple boulders appears qualitatively similar to the trend of one boulder,
and also demonstrates a maximal TYORP at some particular rotation rate. The
obtained expression for integrated TYORP may be instrumental for simulations of
evolution of asteroids subject to TYORP.
  To conclude, the physical origin of TYORP is discussed in light of the
constructed analytic model.

Earth and Planetary Astrophysics