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The motion of charged test particles in general relativity

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We derive, from the Einstein-Maxwell field equations, the Lorentz equations of motion with radiation reaction for a charged mass particle moving in a background gravitational and electromagnetic field by utilizing a line element for the background space-time in a coordinate system specially adapted to the world line of the particle. The particle is introduced via perturbations of the background space-time (and electromagnetic field) which are singular only on the source world line.

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  1. Mathematical Physics Department, University College, Dublin, Ireland

    Peter A. Hogan

  2. School of Theoretical Physics, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland

    Peter A. Hogan

  3. Mathematical Sciences Program, The University of Texas at Dallas, 75080, Richardson, Texas

    Ivor Robinson

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Hogan, P.A., Robinson, I. The motion of charged test particles in general relativity. Found Phys 15, 617–627 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01882486

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