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Title: On the relativistic classical motion of a radiating spinning particle in a magnetic field

Journal Article · · Annals of Physics (New York)
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  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627 (United States)

Research Highlights: > We propose classical equations of motion for a charged particle with magnetic moment. > We account for radiation reaction as well. > Unlike previous proposals we do not have runaway solutions. > We find that the particle loses energy even in a constant magnetic field for a particular spin-polarized state. - Abstract: We propose classical equations of motion for a charged particle with magnetic moment, taking radiation reaction into account. This generalizes the Landau-Lifshitz equations for the spinless case. In the special case of spin-polarized motion in a constant magnetic field (synchrotron motion) we verify that the particle does lose energy. Previous proposals did not predict dissipation of energy and also suffered from runaway solutions analogous to those of the Lorentz-Dirac equations of motion.

OSTI ID:
21579885
Journal Information:
Annals of Physics (New York), Vol. 326, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.aop.2010.10.010; PII: S0003-4916(10)00187-9; Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; ISSN 0003-4916
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English