Abstract
Following Crisp’s method based on neoclassical theory for a radiating electron, we have derived the nonrelativistic Lorentz-Dirac equation from quantum mechanics by means of Ehrenfest’s theorem. It is found that the dipole approximation is essential to obtain the correct form of the equation of motion.
- Received 21 January 2009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.80.024102
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