Electromagnetic self-force in curved spacetime: New insights from the Janis-Newman algorithm
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2018-10-10 v3 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
High Energy Physics - Theory
Abstract
We present an original approach to compute the electromagnetic self-force acting on a static charge in Kerr spacetime. Our approach is based on an improved version of the Janis-Newman algorithm and extends its range of applicability. It leads to a closed expression which generalizes the existing one and, since it does not involve the electromagnetic potential, it simplifies the calculation of the self-force.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1807.08313,
title = {Electromagnetic self-force in curved spacetime: New insights from the Janis-Newman algorithm},
author = {Matteo Broccoli and Adriano Viganò},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1807.08313},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
4 pages. Minor corrections, added references. Version accepted by Physical Review D