Exact solution of the Landau-Lifshitz equations for a radiating charged particle in the Coulomb potential

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2008.01.010MaRDI QIDQ952571zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors S. G. Rajeev

Publication date 12 November 2008

Published in Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0801.0238

zbMATH Keywords

Coulomb fieldLandau-Lifshitz equationPainlevé transcendent of type II

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Motion of charged particles (78A35)

Abstract: We solve exactly the classical non-relativistic Landau-Lifshitz equations of motion for a charged particle moving in a Coulomb potential, including radiation damping. The general solution involves the Painleve transcendent of type II. It confirms our physical intuition that a negatively charged classical particle will spiral into the nucleus, supporting the the validity of the Landau-Lifshitz equation.

Review text

The classical nonrelativistic Landau-Lifshitz equations of motion for a charged particle moving under the influence of a Coulomb potential is solved in terms of the Painlevé transcendent of type II. It is shown that a negatively charged classical particle will spiral into a nucleus.

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