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It is widely believed that classical electromagnetism is either unphysical or inconsistent, owing to pathological behavior when self-force and radiation reaction are non-negligible. We argue that there is no inconsistency as long as it is…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-10-13 Andrew M. Steane

The Lorentz-Dirac radiation reaction formula predicts that the position shift of a charged particle due to the radiation reaction is of first order in acceleration if it undergoes a small acceleration. A semi-classical calculation shows…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Atsushi Higuchi

Working within the framework of the classical theory of electrodynamics, we derive an exact mathematical solution to the problem of self-field (or radiation reaction) of an accelerated point-charge traveling in free space. We obtain…

Classical Physics · Physics 2018-09-18 Masud Mansuripur

The Lorentz-Abraham-Dirac equations (LAD) may be the most commonly accepted equation describing the motion of a classical charged particle in its electromagnetic field. However, it is well known that they bare several problems. In…

Classical Physics · Physics 2021-03-03 Christian Bild , Hartmut Ruhl , Dirk-Andre Deckert

The radiative correction to the equation of motion for a moving charged particle is one of the oldest open problems in physics. The problem originates in the emission of radiation by an accelerated charge, which must result in a loss of…

Classical Physics · Physics 2023-12-20 Yarden Sheffer , Yaron Hadad , Morgan H. Lynch , Liang Jie Wong , Ido Kaminer

Using physical arguments, I derive the physically correct equations of motion for a classical charged particle from the Lorentz-Abraham-Dirac equations (LAD) which are well known to be physically incorrect. Since a charged particle can…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 Fritz Rohrlich

The effective equations of motion for a point charged particle taking account of radiation reaction are considered in various space-time dimensions. The divergencies steaming from the pointness of the particle are studied and the effective…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 P. O. Kazinski , S. L. Lyakhovich , A. A. Sharapov

The dynamics of relativistic particles in an intense electromagnetic field can be described by the Landau-Lifshitz (LL) equation, where the adiation reaction (RR) is accounted for via a self-force, and interparticle fields are often…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2025-06-09 Michael J. Quin , Antonino Di Piazza , Christoph H. Keitel , Matteo Tamburini

The dynamics of relativistic electrons interacting with a laser pulse in a plasma wave has been investigated theoretically and numerically based on the classical Landau-Lifshitz equation. There exists a convergent trajectory of electrons…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-08-19 Bin Liu , Bifeng Lei , Matt Zepf , Xueqing Yan

A fundamental issue in classical electrodynamics is represented by the search of the exact equation of motion for a classical charged particle under the action of its electromagnetic (EM) self-field - the so-called radiation-reaction…

Classical Physics · Physics 2008-09-22 M. Tessarotto , C. Cremaschini , M. Dorigo

While the Landau-Lifshitz equation, which describes classical radiation reaction, can be solved exactly and analytically for a charged particle accelerated by a plane electromagnetic wave, no such solutions are available for quantum…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2024-02-28 T. G. Blackburn

It is shown that the well-known disparity in classical electrodynamics between the power radiated in electromagnetic fields and the power-loss, as calculated from the radiation reaction on a charge undergoing a non-uniform motion, is…

Classical Physics · Physics 2014-10-29 Ashok K. Singal

The radiation-reaction problem in classical electrodynamics has long resisted a consistent solution: the Abraham-Lorentz-Dirac equation admits runaways and pre-acceleration, while the Landau-Lifshitz (LL) equation avoids these pathologies…

Classical Physics · Physics 2025-10-08 Hadi Z. Olyaei

The collision of a finite electromagnetic plane wave with an electron subject to the Landau-Lifshitz radiation reaction force is studied. A locally monochromatic approximation is derived and compared to numerical evaluation of the exact…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2023-05-31 B. King

Classical Electrodynamics is not a consistent theory because of its field inadequate behaviour in the vicinity of their sources. Its problems with the electron equation of motion and with non-integrable singularity of the electron self…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-02-03 Manoelito M. de Souza

An accelerating electric charge coupled to its own electromagnetic (EM) field both emits radiation and experiences the radiation's reaction as a (self-)force. Considering the system from an Effective Field Theory perspective, and using the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-01-22 Ofek Birnholtz

The power radiated by a moving charge is given by Larmor's formula which can be derived by integrating the Li\'enard-Wiechert potential over the whole past history of the charge. However, extracting the same result from the…

Classical Physics · Physics 2016-10-11 Sofiane Faci , José A. Helayël-Neto

We calculate the energy radiated coherently by a system of $N$ charged non relativistic particles. It disagrees with the energy loss which is obtained if one employs the Lorentz Abraham Dirac (LAD) equation for each particle, and sums up…

Classical Physics · Physics 2015-07-22 Dieter Gromes

We present equations of motion for charged particles using balanced equations, and without introducing explicitly divergent quantities. This derivation contains as particular cases some well known equations of motion, as the Lorentz-Dirac…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2012-03-08 Emanuel Gallo , Osvaldo M. Moreschi

We investigate the relativistic generalization of the classical St\"{o}rmer problem, which describes the motion of charged particles in a purely magnetic dipole field. By incorporating special relativistic effects, the particle dynamics is…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-05-07 Tiberiu Harko , Francisco S. N. Lobo