Radiative reaction and quantum mechanics

Patrick J. Moylan

doi:10.1007/BF00675015

Radiative reaction and quantum mechanics

Patrick J. Moylan

Division of Engineering and Science (Abington)

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Abstract

According to the principles of quantum mechanics, the classical Lorentz-Dirac equations of the electron should follow from quantum electrodynamics in the classical limit. We show this is indeed true for the special case in which the charge does not radiate, provided the momentum operators in the Dirac theory are identified, in the classical limit, with the effective momenta of the Lorentz-Dirac equations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2031-2035
Number of pages	5
Journal	International Journal of Theoretical Physics
Volume	32
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00675015
Publication status	Published - Nov 1 1993

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Mathematics(all)
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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Moylan, P. J. (1993). Radiative reaction and quantum mechanics. International Journal of Theoretical Physics, 32(11), 2031-2035. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00675015

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