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View SchemaOn the motion of a classical charged particle
| Authors | J. M. Aguirregabiria, J. Llosa, A. Molina |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0411032 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0411032 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevD.73.125015 |
| Journal | Phys Rev D73 (2006) 125015 |
Abstract
We show that the Lorentz-Dirac equation is not an unavoidable consequence of energy-momentum conservation for a point charge. What follows solely from conservation laws is a less restrictive equation already obtained by Honig and Szamosi. The latter is not properly an equation of motion because, as it contains an extra scalar variable, it does not determine the future evolution of the charge. We show that a supplementary constitutive relation can be added so that the motion is determined and free from the troubles that are customary in Lorentz-Dirac equation, i. e. preacceleration and runaways.
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