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Maxwell‐Lorentz electrodynamics is formulated as a Lagrangian theory for a system of charged particles and electromagnetic field. The interaction between mechanical and electromagnetic degrees of freedom rearranges dynamical variables into dressed particles and radiation.
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Kosyakov, B.P. (2007). Self-Interaction in Electrodynamics. In: Introduction to the Classical Theory of Particles and Fields. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-40934-2_6
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