Rutherford scattering with radiation damping
Physics Education
2011-02-22 v2
Abstract
We study the effect of radiation damping on the classical scattering of charged particles. Using a perturbation method based on the Runge-Lenz vector, we calculate radiative corrections to the Rutherford cross section, and the corresponding energy and angular momentum losses.
Cite
@article{arxiv.physics/0508186,
title = {Rutherford scattering with radiation damping},
author = {C. E. Aguiar and F. A. Barone},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0508186},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
Latex, 11 pages, 4 eps figures