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Re: mass versus radiation resistance



At 22:13 4/9/01 -0400, Robert B Zannelli wrote:
In a message dated 4/9/01 2:59:12 PM Eastern Daylight Time, jsd@MONMOUTH.COM
writes:

<< My previous remarks about other distinctions remain valid. The radiation
resistance and the kinetic energy obey markedly different scaling laws as a
function of timescale.
>>
Apparently the radiated energy of an accelerated charged particle is
E=K*(Q^2)*(V^2)/t which is derived from the integral of energy per unit time
radiated (Power) with respect to dt.( QED requires radiative effects to be
proportional to alpha which is proportional to Q^2.) This equation supports
the fact that unlike kinetic energy due to inertia, the energy associated
with radiation resistance is dependent on the velocity history of the
accelerated particle. Very low rates of acceleration make radiation
resistance insignificant. Obviously any simple identification of radiation
resistance with inertia is nor warranted as you pointed out in your earlier
post.

Now you also point out that radiation resistance is always a dissipative
effect. It would seem then, that the effect of radiation resistance would be
to cause a LOWER rates of ACCELERATION for charged particles (Assuming
significant dv/dt) as well as HIGHER rates of DECELERATION for these same
charged particles as compared to uncharged particles with the same mass for a
given Force. Is that right?

Bob Zannelli


No.



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