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A. Harpaz

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Is the Energy Balance Paradox Solved?

The question of what is the source of the energy carried by the radiation is discussed. The case of a hyperbolic motion is analyzed, describing the solutions suggested in the past for the "energy balance paradox". The solution to the paradox is found in considerind the stress force created in the curved electric field of the accelerated charge, that acts as a reaction force. The work performed by the external force to overcome this stress force is the source of the energy carried by the radiation. This stress force is the spatial component of the four-vactor called "Schott term", that appears in Abraham four-vector. This novel approach solves the "energy balance paradox".

physics.class-ph

The Origin of the Radiation Reaction Force

The emission of radiation from an accelerated charge is analyzed. It is found that at zero velocity, the radiation emitted from the charge imparts no counter momentum to the emitting charge, and no radiation reaction force is created by the radiation. A reaction force is created by the stress force that exists in the curved electric field of the charge, and the work done in overcoming this force is the source of the energy carried by the radiation.

gr-qc