Electromagnetic Radiation in a Semi-Compact Space

Abstract

In this note, we investigate the electromagnetic radiation emitted from a revolving point charge in a compact space. If the point charge is circulating with an angular frequency $ω_0$ on the $(x,y)$-plane at $z=0$ with boundary conditions, $x \sim x+2 πR$ and $y \sim y+2πR$, it emits radiation into the $z$-direction of $z$ in $ [-\infty, +\infty]$. We find that the radiation shows discontinuities as a function of $ω_0 R$ at which a new propagating mode with a different Fourier component appears. For a small radius limit $ω_0 R \ll 1$, all the Fourier modes except the zero mode on $(x,y)$-plane are killed, but an effect of squeezing the electric field totally enhances the radiation. In the large volume limit $ω_0 R \rightarrow \infty$, the energy flux of the radiation reduces to the expected Larmor formula.