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Acceleration and classical electromagnetic radiation

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Classical radiation from an accelerated charge is reviewed along with the reciprocal topic of accelerated observers detecting radiation from a static charge.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    E. N. Glass

  2. Department of Physics, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada

    E. N. Glass

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This review commemerates Bahram Mashhoon’s 60th birthday.

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Glass, E.N. Acceleration and classical electromagnetic radiation. Gen Relativ Gravit 40, 1193–1202 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-007-0596-y

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