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Covariant Equation of Motion for a Particle in an Electromagnetic Field

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A relativistically covariant form of the equation of motion for an arbitrarily shaped dust particle under the action of electromagnetic radiation is derived. The particle is neutral in charge. The equation of motion is expressed in terms of the particle’s optical properties, standardly used for stationary particles. The derived covariant equation of motion yields, as special cases, the well-known examples presented in the first half of the twentieth century by Einstein and Robertson.

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  1. Astronomical Institute, Comenius University, Mlynská dolina, 842 48, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    J. Klacka (Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics)

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  1. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, Maryland, USA

    Gorden Videen

  2. Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

    Miroslav Kocifaj

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Klacka, J. (2002). Covariant Equation of Motion for a Particle in an Electromagnetic Field. In: Videen, G., Kocifaj, M. (eds) Optics of Cosmic Dust. NATO Science Series, vol 79. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0628-6_18

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