Radiation Reaction 4-Force: Orthogonal or Parallel to the 4-Velocity?
Calin Galeriu
Keywords: Radiation, Forec, Dirac, Velocity, Momentum
In this note we point to some problems related to the classical derivation of the radiation reaction 4-force, and, using Dirac's relativistic energy-momentum balance equation, we derive a new expression for this 4-force, parallel to the 4-velocity.
