Recent content by blgeo

Just what I was looking for - thanks andrien

I'm assuming a case with no 'jerk' (constant acceleration), and I would like to figure out what force we need to put in in order to achieve this - I'm aware the radiation is effectively a small drag on the electron, but what is the required additional input force to keep acceleration constant...

If we try to treat a non-relativistic point charge, what force do we need to accelerate it uniformly, when we take the fact that it radiates into account? I assumed the force would do the necessary extra work so that: F dx = d(1/2 mv^2) + P dt; where P is the Larmor power, but at any point...

I'm not 100% confident in my reasoning for this question because my answer seems unlikely: Homework Statement A spherical capacitor comprises two thin metal spheres of different radii but with a common centre. The following series of operations is completed: The spheres are mutually...