Electromagnetic self-force of a point charge from the rate of change of the momentum of its retarded self-field

DOI10.1016/S0034-4877(19)30068-0zbMATH Open1441.78011arXiv1902.04488OpenAlexW2967975225WikidataQ127388713 ScholiaQ127388713MaRDI QIDQ2194255FDOQ2194255

Authors: G. Vaman, Vladimir Hnizdo 

Publication date: 25 August 2020

Published in: Reports on Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The self-force of a point charge moving on a rectilinear trajectory is obtained, with no need of any explicit removal of infinities, as the negative of the time rate of change of the momentum of its retarded self-field.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1902.04488

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zbMATH Keywords

delta functionself-forceLorentz-Abraham-Dirac equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Waves and radiation in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A40)

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