An introduction to the Lorentz-Dirac equation
| dc.creator | Poisson, Eric | |
| dc.date | 1999-12-10 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T03:33:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T03:33:47Z | |
| dc.description | These notes provide two derivations of the Lorentz-Dirac equation. The first is patterned after Landau and Lifshitz and is based on the observation that the half-retarded minus half-advanced potential is entirely responsible for the radiation-reaction force. The second is patterned after Dirac, and is based upon considerations of energy-momentum conservation; it relies exclusively on the retarded potential. The notes conclude with a discussion of the difficulties associated with the interpretation of the Lorentz-Dirac equation as an equation of motion for a point charge. The presentation is essentially self-contained, but the reader is assumed to possess some elements of differential geometry (necessary for the second derivation only). | |
| dc.description | 14 pages, ReVTeX, 3 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9912045 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9912045 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/36711 | |
| dc.subject | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology | |
| dc.title | An introduction to the Lorentz-Dirac equation | |
| dc.type | text |