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Dynamics of a single charge is analyzed when electromagnetic wave of finite length interacts with it. Extreme case of impact on atom by a very short pulse, which is produced by relativistic motion of a charge, is examined. Theory for the field reaction force is developed, which is the missing link between dynamics of charge and radiation that it generates.
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Charge of the particle is incorporated in the potentials, for the sake of simplicity.
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Bosanac, S.D. (2016). Charge in Electromagnetic Wave. In: Electromagnetic Interactions. Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics, vol 94. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52878-5_4
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