Abstract
A new expression for the large distance radiated power of a spinless charged point particle is obtained. As a consequence of this and by using the balance of energy criterion, the Landau-Lifshitz equation of motion in classical electrodynamics is deduced. Neither the mass renormalization process nor the Lorentz-Dirac equation is required. In order to show the goodness of the Landau-Lifshitz equation of motion, the case of a pulse is analyzed. The new expression predicts that the large distance radiated power is increased.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1179-1189 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Indian Journal of Physics |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - Sep 2008 |
Keywords
- Charged particle
- Larmor formula
- Reaction radiation force