Radiation Reaction 4-Force: Orthogonal or Parallel to the 4-Velocity?
| Scientific Paper | |
|---|---|
| Title | Radiation Reaction 4-Force: Orthogonal or Parallel to the 4-Velocity? |
| Read in full | Link to paper (Internet Archive) |
| Author(s) | Calin Galeriu |
| Keywords | Radiation, Forec, Dirac, Velocity, Momentum |
| Published | 2003 |
| Journal | Annales de la Fondation Louis de Broglie |
| Volume | 28 |
| Number | 1 |
Read the full paper here (archived copy — the original link is no longer available)
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.