Classical formulations of the electromagnetic self-force of extended charged bodies
arXiv:1303.1696 · doi:10.1140/epjh/e2014-50015-2
Abstract
Several noncovariant formulations of the electromagnetic self-force of extended charged bodies, as have been developed in the context of classical models of charged particles, are compared. The mathematical equivalence of the various dissimilar self-force expressions is demonstrated explicitly by deriving these expressions directly from one another. The applicability of the self-force formulations and their significance in the wider context of classical charged particle models are discussed.
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