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Hamilton-Jacobi theory for the EM radiation-reaction problem

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In this paper the theory of canonical transformations associated with the relativistic dynamics of extended (i.e., finite-size) classical charged particles in the presence of electromagnetic radiation-reaction is addressed. As an application, the problem is posed of developing the corresponding Hamilton-Jacobi description which realizes the dynamical causal flow by means of the appropriate Hamilton principal function. The treatment is based on the Hamilton variational principle, which permits one to couch in an axiomatic framework the construction of the Hamilton-Jacobi theory for the electromagnetic radiation-reaction problem.

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  1. Institute of Physics, Faculty of Philosophy and Science, Silesian University in Opava, Bezručovo nám.13, CZ-74601, Opava, Czech Republic

    Claudio Cremaschini & Massimo Tessarotto

  2. Department of Mathematics and Geosciences, University of Trieste, Via Valerio 12, 34127, Trieste, Italy

    Massimo Tessarotto

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Cremaschini, C., Tessarotto, M. Hamilton-Jacobi theory for the EM radiation-reaction problem. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 129, 247 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2014-14247-3

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