A Simple Derivation of Lorentz Self Force
Classical Physics
2015-06-19 v2
Abstract
We derive the Lorentz self force for an arbitrarily moving charged particle via averaging the retarded fields. The derivation is simple and at the same time pedagogically accessible. We obtain the radiation reaction for a charged particle moving in a conic. We pin down the underlying concept of mass renormalization.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1403.5622,
title = {A Simple Derivation of Lorentz Self Force},
author = {Asrarul Haque},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1403.5622},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
11 pages and 2 figures