Radiation reaction fields for an accelerated dipole for scalar and electromagnetic radiation

W. Unruh
Phys. Rev. A 59, 131 – Published 1 January 1999

Abstract

The radiation reaction fields are calculated for an accelerated changing dipole in scalar and electromagnetic (em) radiation fields. The radiation reaction is shown to alter the damping fields of a time varying dipole in the em case, but not the scalar case. In both cases the radiation reaction field can exert a force on an accelerated monopole and also on a pure accelerated dipole. The radiation reaction of an accelerated charge does not exert a torque on an accelerated magnetic dipole, but an accelerated dipole does exert a force on the charge. The technique used is that originally developed by Penrose for nonsingular fields and by the author for an accelerated charge.

  • Received 25 March 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.59.131

©1999 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

W. Unruh

  • Program in Cosmology and Gravity of CIAR, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z1

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