Abstract
We compute the force acting on a free, static electric charge outside a uniform dielectric sphere. We view this force as a self-interaction force, and compute it by applying the Lorentz force directly to the charge’s electric field at its location. We regularize the divergent bare force using two different methods: A direct application of the Quinn-Wald comparison axiom and mode-sum regularization.
- Received 4 December 2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.65.046618
©2002 American Physical Society
