2006/08/04 by Atsushi Higuchi, Giles D. R. Martin · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #gr-qc #hep-th #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.74.125002
published as Phys.Rev.D74:125002,2006 · 4 pages, Latex (Revtex). 1 Figure
arxiv created 2006/08/04 · openalex publication_date 2006/12/04 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We analyze the change in position (the position shift) of the wave packet of a charged scalar particle due to radiation reaction in the \ensuremathℏ\ensuremath→0 limit of quantum electrodynamics. In particular, we re-express the formula previously obtained for the position shift in terms of Green's functions for the electromagnetic field, thus clarifying the relation between the quantum and classical derivations of the radiation-reaction force.