Classical Electrodynamics of Point Particles
- 15 June 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 5 (12), 2939-2941
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.5.2939
Abstract
Equations of motion are derived for a pointlike relativistic spinning particle in an external electromagnetic field, neglecting radiative and quantum corrections. The equations are non-linear with singular points appearing when the field is higher than a critical value. An analogy is suggested between this and the noncausal propagation of solutions of quantum equations for high spins in external fields.Keywords
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