Scaling symmetries of scatterers of classical zero-point radiation

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/40/31/031zbMATH Open1126.78008arXiv0707.0938OpenAlexW3106488507MaRDI QIDQ5757616FDOQ5757616

Authors: Timothy H. Boyer 

Publication date: 7 September 2007

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

Abstract: Classical radiation equilibrium (the blackbody problem) is investigated by the use of an analogy. Scaling symmetries are noted for systems of classical charged particles moving in circular orbits in central potentials V(r)=-k/r^n when the particles are held in uniform circular motion against radiative collapse by a circularly polarized incident plane wave. Only in the case of a Coulomb potential n=1 with fixed charge e is there a unique scale-invariant spectrum of radiation versus frequency (analogous to zero-point radiation) obtained from the stable scattering arrangement. These results suggest that non-electromagnetic potentials are not appropriate for discussions of classical radiation equilibrium.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.0938

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zbMATH Keywords

radiationCoulomb potentialscattering systemsblackbody problem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Diffraction, scattering (78A45) Motion of charged particles (78A35) Waves and radiation in optics and electromagnetic theory (78A40)

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