[Phys-L] Re: accelerating charge

[ajm at CSUPOMONA.EDU (John Mallinckrodt)]

John Denker wrote:

> John Mallinckrodt wrote:
>
> > As Feynman points out, it would seem to be inconsistent with the
> > strong equivalence principle and the first law of thermodynamics.
> > Do we want to admit a universe in which a static, charged spherical
> > body emits steady EM radiation?
>
> I can't follow that argument. There are too many steps missing. If
> we are supposed to get the details from Feynman, please provide a
> specific citation.

I was referring to the discussion at the link I provided earlier:

<http://www.mathpages.com/home/kmath528/kmath528.htm>

I won't claim to have thought enough about all of this, but I did
find the arguments there somewhat compelling.

John Mallinckrodt
Cal Poly Pomona