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On the uniqueness of the Lorentz-Dirac equation

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Il Nuovo Cimento B (1971-1996)

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It is shown that, for a classical, spinless, point charge in interaction with the electromagnetic field, only mild restrictions, in addition to momentum conservation, entail the Lorentz-Dirac equation.

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Si è mostrato che, per una particella puntiforme classica e senza spin in interazione col campo elettromagnetico, solo blande limitazioni, oltre alla conservazione dell’impulso, coinvolgono l’equazione di Lorentz-Dirac.

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    E. G. P. Rowe

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Rowe, E.G.P. On the uniqueness of the Lorentz-Dirac equation. Nuov Cim B 73, 226–236 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02721791

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