Gravity and radiation from charge

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This discussion focuses on the relationship between charge, gravity, and radiation. It establishes that a charge at rest experiences no radiation due to the cancellation of forces from gravity and the table's reaction force. When a charge is in free fall, radiation occurs due to acceleration, but this is frame-dependent. The conversation emphasizes that radiation detection varies across different frames of reference, particularly distinguishing between inertial and non-inertial frames.

PREREQUISITES
  • Understanding of electromagnetic radiation principles
  • Familiarity with the equivalence principle in general relativity
  • Knowledge of inertial vs. non-inertial reference frames
  • Basic concepts of synchrotron radiation
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  • Study the principles of electromagnetic radiation in different reference frames
  • Research the equivalence principle and its implications in general relativity
  • Explore synchrotron radiation and its conditions for occurrence
  • Read "The Classical Theory of Fields" by Landau and Lifshitz for deeper insights
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This discussion is beneficial for physicists, students of relativity, and anyone interested in the interplay between charge, gravity, and radiation phenomena.

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Reading a thread in relativity I would like to know more precisely about radiation from charge.

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I put a charge on the table of my house. Gravity and table reaction force work on the charge.
They cancel so net force does not work on the charge, thus no-force no-velocity cause no radiation. Am I right ?
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A charge is put on the Earth that rotates around the Sun. Does synchrotron radiation by rotation motion take place ? Does it takes place but in non measurable tiny amount ?
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Say a charge is free falling attracted by gravity of an electrically neutral planet, radiation takes place from a charge due to acceleration motion. But in co-moving local frame of reference with the charge, nothing particular including radiation would take place. How do we conciliate these views?
 
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sweet springs said:
How do we conciliate these views?
You simply recognize that radiation is frame dependent. What is invariant is not whether or not there is radiation, but whether or not a given detector detects a fluctuating voltage/current.
 
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I have thought something running with speed c, radiated electromagnetic wave, is commonly recognized to all the frames. I will do practice with your teaching. Thanks.
 
sweet springs said:
I have thought something running with speed c, radiated electromagnetic wave, is commonly recognized to all the frames.
All inertial frames, yes. Not non inertial frames.
 
Thanks for your teaching. I will read PDF to get it.
 

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