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Accelerating charges and the Schott force

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Consideration of the velocity-field momentum of an accelerating charged particle leads to an explanation of the Schott force accompanying the radiation reaction.

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  1. Mathematics Department, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    A. B. Evans

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Evans, A.B. Accelerating charges and the Schott force. Found Phys 15, 807–816 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00739847

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