ERIC Number: EJ983103
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Mar
Pages: 9
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Radiation from an Accelerated Point Charge and Non-Inertial Observers
Leonov, A. B.
European Journal of Physics, v33 n2 p243-251 Mar 2012
It is known that observers comoving with a uniformly accelerated point charge detect the electromagnetic field of a charge as a static electric field. We show that one can find a similar family of observers, which detect the field of a charge as a static electric field, in the general case of arbitrary point-charge motion. We find the velocities of these observers and the conditions under which such observers exist. This paper is aimed at graduate students and specialists. (Contains 3 footnotes and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Energy, Graduate Students, College Science, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Magnets, Science Activities, Equations (Mathematics)
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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