Maxwell-Lorentz without self-interactions: conservation of energy and momentum

DOI10.1088/1751-8121/AC48EEzbMATH Open1505.78003arXiv2108.08644OpenAlexW3194593275MaRDI QIDQ5049554FDOQ5049554

Jonathan Gratus

Publication date: 11 November 2022

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Since a classical charged point particle radiates energy and momentum it is argued that there must be a radiation reaction force. Here we present an action for the Maxwell-Lorentz without self interactions model, where each particle only responds to the fields of the other charged particles. The corresponding stress-energy tensor automatically conserves energy and momentum in Minkowski and other appropriate spacetimes.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.08644

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zbMATH Keywords

conservation of energyradiation reactionSchwartz distributionselectrodynamicsconservation of momentumstress energy tensorLagragian

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with optics and electromagnetic theory (35Q60) Electromagnetic theory (general) (78A25) Motion of charged particles (78A35)

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