Born renormalization in classical Maxwell electrodynamics
Classical Physics
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
We define and compute the renormalized four-momentum of the composed physical system: classical Maxwell field interacting with charged point particles. As a `reference' configuration for the field surrounding the particle, we take the Born solution. Unlike in the previous approach [Gen. Relat. Grav. 26 (1994) 167; Acta Phys. Pol. A 85 (1994) 771; Commun. Math. Phys. 198 (1998), 711], based on the Coulomb `reference', a dependence of the four-momentum of the particle (`dressed' with the Born solution) upon its acceleration arises in a natural way. This will change the resulting equations of motion. Similarly, we treat the angular momentum tensor of the system.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0304056,
title = {Born renormalization in classical Maxwell electrodynamics},
author = {J. Kijowski and P. Podles},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0304056},
year = {2009}
}
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