[Phys-L] accelerating charge

[mungan at USNA.EDU (Carl Mungan)]

I've somehow gotten my mind wrapped around a fence pole. I'll divide
the issue into two pieces. First part:

Ann is in an inertial frame. Bob is in a rocket accelerating relative
to Ann. Bob is holding a plastic rod bearing a net positive charge.
Is the charge radiating? Bob says no; Ann says yes. Who's right and
why?

Help me sort this out first, before I go on to the second part. Carl
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