2018/09/26 by Steane, Andrew
#Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc)
paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1809.10098
We obtain the fields and electromagnetic self-force of a charge distributed on the surface of a sphere undergoing rigid motion at constant proper acceleration, where the charge distribution has axial symmetry about the direction of motion. A closed-form expression for the self-force is given in terms of the multipole moments of the charge distribution. Applications to the electrodynamics of a dipole, and to electromagnetic self-force near a horizon (in spacetime) are discussed.