What is the problem of radiation-reaction?

Posted on Sep 27, 2013 in Mathematics, Physics | No Comments
What is the problem of radiation-reaction?

The shortest way to describe the problem of radiation-reaction is as follows: if an accelerating charge loses energy by emitting radiation, how does this energy loss affect the charge itself? Now let's get a bit technical. The equation of motion for an electron with charge and mass in an external electromagnetic field is given by […]