Radiation Reaction 4-Force: Orthogonal or Parallel to the 4-Velocity?
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Scientific Paper | |
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Title | Radiation Reaction 4-Force: Orthogonal or Parallel to the 4-Velocity? |
Author(s) | Calin Galeriu |
Keywords | Radiation, Forec, Dirac, Velocity, Momentum |
Published | 2003 |
Journal | Annales de la Fondation Louis de Broglie |
Volume | 28 |
Number | 1 |
Abstract
In this note we point to some problems related to the classical derivation of the radiation reaction 4-force, and, using Dirac's relativistic energy-momentum balance equation, we derive a new expression for this 4-force, parallel to the 4-velocity.