Electric charge in hyperbolic motion: The early history and other geometrical aspects

Abstract

We revisit the early work of Minkowski and Sommerfeld concerning hyperbolic motion, and we describe some geometrical aspects of the electrodynamic interaction. We discuss the advantages of a time symmetric formulation in which the material points are replaced by infinitesimal length elements.

21 pages, 5 figures, pstricks figures have lost some dotted lines during arxiv latex processing

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