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Radiation damping of a harmonically oscillating charge

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Electromagnetism Electromagnetic wave Near and far field Radiation zone Multipole radiation Electric dipole radiation
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A charge q undergoing simple harmonic motion of angular frequency ω and slowly varying amplitude A radiates the averaged power
⟨P⟩=12πcμ0​q2A2ω4​.
(1)
Its mechanical energy E=mA2ω2/2 therefore has exponential decay rate γ=μ0​q2ω2/(6πmc) and half-life
t1/2​=μ0​q2ω26πmclog2​.
(2)

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2019 / ii / Paper 3 / 36E / Solution

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