[Phys-L] Re: PHYS-L Digest - 6 Dec 2004 to 7 Dec 2004 (#2004-345)

[rdunning at BSC.EDU (Rodney Dunning)]

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> Topics of the day:
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>   1. accelerating charge (8)
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> Subject:
> Re: accelerating charge
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> John Denker <jsd@AV8N.COM>
> Date:
> Mon, 6 Dec 2004 04:24:41 -0500
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> Carl Mungan wrote:
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> > 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?
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> Ann's right.  Bob's wrong.  Accelerating charges radiate.

This is probably a stupid question, because I'm having trouble
visualizing what's going on here:  If the radiation that Ann sees is
scattered or reflected back to Bob, where does he say this radiation
comes from?

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Rodney Dunning
Assistant Professor of Physics
Birmingham-Southern College