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We make a thorough non-covariant analysis of the derivation of the equation of motion for a charged particle, including radiation reaction, by means of a simple model for the charge: a dumbbell. This model and our method to expand retarded quantities, based on complex-variable theory, allow us to avoid some of the usual approximations, so we can show several features of the radiation reaction problem.
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Roa-Neri, J.A.E., Jimenez, J.L. An analysis of the radiation reaction in a charged dumbbell. Found Phys Lett 7, 403–417 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02189244
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