Radio waves emitted by an antenna - Bremsstrahlung radiation?

[zincshow]

Would radio waves emitted by an antenna be considered Bremsstrahlung radiation caused by pushing the electrons back and forth?

 

[Bill_K]

Yes in the sense that they both arise from the same effect, namely radiation emitted by an accelerating charge. Given by the Larmor formula for a nonrelativistic charge and the Lienard formula for a relativistic one.

However the term Bremsstrahlung is unfortunately used in situations which don't really deserve the term. Strictly speaking, Bremsstrahlung only applies to the deceleration of a charged particle entering matter, such as the slowing of an electron when it encounters an atom. The radiation emitted by particles in a particle accelerator is sometimes called Bremsstrahlung, but it ain't.

 

[Meir Achuz]

'Bremsstrahlung' is also used for photons emitted during the scattering of a particle.
In my experience, Bremsstrahlung refers to radiation by a single particle, not by an oscillating current.