Radiation reaction (Abraham–Lorentz force)

Layer 1 — Physicsin the electromagnetism subtree

Self-force on an accelerating charge from its own radiation: F_rad = (μ₀ q² / 6π c) ȧ (non-relativistic). Abraham–Lorentz–Dirac form is the covariant version.

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