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Radiation and Relativistic Electromagnetism

The document discusses the Larmor formula for radiation from accelerating charges, detailing the power radiated and the dipole radiation pattern. It also introduces concepts from relativistic electromagnetism, including four-vectors and the field tensor, along with Maxwell's equations in a compact form. Key equations and relationships are presented to illustrate the principles of electromagnetic momentum density and field interactions.

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Radiation and Relativistic Electromagnetism

The document discusses the Larmor formula for radiation from accelerating charges, detailing the power radiated and the dipole radiation pattern. It also introduces concepts from relativistic electromagnetism, including four-vectors and the field tensor, along with Maxwell's equations in a compact form. Key equations and relationships are presented to illustrate the principles of electromagnetic momentum density and field interactions.

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2.11.

Radiation from Accelerating Charges


Larmor Formula (non-relativistic):

P=q2a26πε0c3P = \frac{q^2 a^2}{6\pi \varepsilon_0 c^3}P=6πε0c3q2a2

Dipole Radiation Pattern: sin⁡2θ\sin^2\thetasin2θ dependence.

Electromagnetic Momentum Density:

g=ε0E×B\mathbf{g} = \varepsilon_0 \mathbf{E} \times \mathbf{B}g=ε0E×B

2.12. Relativistic Electromagnetism


Four-Vectors:

Aμ=(ϕc,A)A^\mu = \left( \frac{\phi}{c}, \mathbf{A} \right)Aμ=(cϕ,A)

Field Tensor:

Fμν=[0−Ex/c−Ey/c−Ez/cEx/c0−BzByEy/cBz0−BxEz/c−ByBx0]F^{\mu\nu} = \begin{bmatrix}
0 & -E_x/c & -E_y/c & -E_z/c \\ E_x/c & 0 & -B_z & B_y \\ E_y/c & B_z & 0 & -B_x \\ E_z/c
& -B_y & B_x & 0 \end{bmatrix}Fμν=0Ex/cEy/cEz/c−Ex/c0Bz−By−Ey/c−Bz0Bx−Ez/cBy−Bx
0

Maxwell’s equations can be compactly written as:

∂μFμν=μ0Jν\partial_\mu F^{\mu\nu} = \mu_0 J^\nu∂μFμν=μ0Jν

and

∂λFμν+∂μFνλ+∂νFλμ=0\partial_\lambda F_{\mu\nu} + \partial_\mu F_{\nu\lambda} +


\partial_\nu F_{\lambda\mu} = 0∂λFμν+∂μFνλ+∂νFλμ=0

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