4 papers
Axiomatic approach to radiation reaction of scalar point particles in curved spacetime
Theodore C. Quinn
Several different methods have recently been proposed for calculating the motion of a point particle coupled to a linearized gravitational field on a curved background. These propo…
Energy conservation for point particles undergoing radiation reaction
Theodore C. Quinn, Robert M. Wald
For smooth solutions to Maxwell's equations sourced by a smooth charge-current distribution in stationary, asymptotically flat spacetimes, one can prove an energy conservatio…
An axiomatic approach to electromagnetic and gravitational radiation reaction of particles in curved spacetime
Theodore C. Quinn, Robert M. Wald
The problem of determining the electromagnetic and gravitational ``self-force'' on a particle in a curved spacetime is investigated using an axiomatic approach. In the electromagne…
On the Injection Energy Distibution of Ultra-High-Energy Cosmic Rays
James Geddes, Theodore C. Quinn, Robert M. Wald
We investigate the injection spectrum of ultra-high-energy (>10^{15} eV) cosmic rays under the hypotheses that (1) these cosmic rays are protons and (2) the sources of these cosmic…