Does the Lorentz Force Account for Radiation Loss in Charged Particles?

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The Lorentz force acts on charged particles moving in electric and magnetic fields, causing acceleration. Accelerated charged particles emit radiation, resulting in energy loss. This raises questions about whether the Lorentz force needs modification to account for this radiation. The concept of radiation reaction force, or Abraham-Lorentz force, is introduced to address this issue. However, it creates contradictions within Classical Electrodynamics, indicating the complexity of accurately describing radiation loss.
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when a charge particle is moving in electric and magnetic field, a force exert on this particle is Lorentz force.

when this force apply to this particle, it accelerate and we know accelerated charge particle radiate.

when a particle radiate an electromagnetic wave ( photon ) lose it's energy.

it seems that Lorentz force should be modify to describe particle's radiation!

is it true?
 
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Your line of thought is essentially correct within the framework of Classical Electrodynamics.

The force you are referring to is called radiation reaction force or Abraham-Lorentz force.

However, it leads to many contradictions within Classical Electrodynamics.
 
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