English

The Fields of a Charged Particle in Hyperbolic Motion

Classical Physics 2015-06-19 v1

Abstract

A particle in hyperbolic motion produces electric fields that appear to terminate in mid-air, violating Gauss's law. The resolution to this paradox has been known for sixty years, but exactly why the naive approach fails is not so clear.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.1405.7729,
  title  = {The Fields of a Charged Particle in Hyperbolic Motion},
  author = {Joel Franklin and David J. Griffiths},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.7729},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

To appear, American Journal of Physics