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Maxwell-Lorentz without self interactions: Conservation of energy and momentum

Classical Physics 2022-02-09 v1

Abstract

Since a classical charged point particle radiates energy and momentum it is argued that there must be a radiation reaction force. Here we present an action for the Maxwell-Lorentz without self interactions model, where each particle only responds to the fields of the other charged particles. The corresponding stress-energy tensor automatically conserves energy and momentum in Minkowski and other appropriate spacetimes.

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@article{arxiv.2108.08644,
  title  = {Maxwell-Lorentz without self interactions: Conservation of energy and momentum},
  author = {Jonathan Gratus},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.08644},
  year   = {2022}
}

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12 pages, no figures