Classical formulations of the electromagnetic self-force of extended charged bodies
Classical Physics
2015-06-15 v2
Abstract
Several noncovariant formulations of the electromagnetic self-force of extended charged bodies, as have been developed in the context of classical models of charged particles, are compared. The mathematical equivalence of the various dissimilar self-force expressions is demonstrated explicitly by deriving these expressions directly from one another. The applicability of the self-force formulations and their significance in the wider context of classical charged particle models are discussed.
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@article{arxiv.1303.1696,
title = {Classical formulations of the electromagnetic self-force of extended charged bodies},
author = {P. W. Smorenburg and L. P. J. Kamp and O. J. Luiten},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1303.1696},
year = {2015}
}
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21 pages, 1 figure