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MMeir Achuz replied to the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy?.Thanks for your interest, but I guess we are at an impasse. The quote was something like, “with all the new math being applied to my...
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MMeir Achuz replied to the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy?.I apologize. I shouldn't have used that word in a technical discussion thread. The point was to show by the insert where taking 'self...
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MMeir Achuz replied to the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy?.It was a joke, but read the insert. I appreciate that you have expended time and knowledge on my post, which I had thought was...
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MMeir Achuz replied to the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy?.Of course, I mistyped. It should have been, it IS there by absence. I did write, "This PDF shows that a point charge in classical...
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MMeir Achuz replied to the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy?.This is getting silly. Neither of us will be convinced, but you keep putting up half truths, half wrong. I will try again. You neglect...
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MMeir Achuz replied to the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy?.Don't ignore the footnote, which I have attached. Jackson points out that infinitesimal charge is mathematical and NOT PHYSICALLY...
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MMeir Achuz replied to the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy?.I thought you would recognize Griffiths. Actually, the shoe is on the other foot. Can you cite a textbook reference that justifies and...
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MMeir Achuz replied to the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy?."Chapter2 Electrostatics so,ifyouhavesetthereferencepointatinfinity, W=QV(r)." You added the word "infinitesimal". "W= 1/ 8π\\epsilon_0...
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MMeir Achuz posted the thread Undergrad Does a Point Charge in Classical Electromagnetism Possess Self Energy? in Classical Physics.This PDF shows that a point charge in classical electromagnetism has no 'self energy'.
