vidmar, what have you heard happens when the electron is slowing down again?vidmar said:I've heard it been said many a times that an electron, which is accelerating, will lose energy via the emittion of electromagnetic waves (it produces E and H around itself ...). Why doesn't an electron moving at a constant velocity (and also poroducing E and H) also lose energy on this account.
According to the principle of relativity (in the restricted sense), all inertial frames are equivalent for the description of the laws of nature. How do you call one electron moving and one standing still? There is no such thing in an absolute sense. If an electron is moving relative to you, it can still be standing still relative to someone else.vidmar said:Why doesn't an electron moving at a constant velocity (and also poroducing E and H) also lose energy on this account.
Accelerated charges loose energy by emitting electromagnetic radiation in the form of photons. This process is known as bremsstrahlung and is a result of the acceleration of charged particles.
Any charged particle, such as electrons, protons, or ions, can loose energy through acceleration. This is because they have an electric charge and therefore can emit electromagnetic radiation when accelerated.
Yes, there is a limit to how much energy an accelerated charge can loose. This is known as the Larmor formula, which states that the power emitted by a charged particle is directly proportional to the square of its acceleration. As the acceleration increases, the energy loss also increases, but eventually reaches a maximum limit.
The rate of energy loss for accelerated charges is much lower compared to other energy loss mechanisms, such as collisions with other particles or interactions with electromagnetic fields. This is because the energy loss from bremsstrahlung is a result of the acceleration of charged particles, whereas other mechanisms involve direct interactions.
Yes, accelerated charges can regain the energy they loose through various processes, such as absorbing energy from external electromagnetic fields or interacting with other charged particles. However, the amount of energy regained may not be equal to the amount lost, as some of it may be dissipated in the form of heat or other forms of energy.