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The Equation of Motion of an Electron

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R. F. O'Connell

Quantum Physics · Submitted 5 Nov 2003

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The authors' main claim The claim by Rohrlich that the Abraham-Lorentz-Dirac equation is not the correct equation for a classical point charge is shown to be incorrect and it is pointed out that the equation which he proposes is the equation {\underline{derived}} by Ford and O'Connell for a charge with structure.

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CitationR. F. O'Connell. "The Equation of Motion of an Electron." arXiv:quant-ph/0311021 (2003). https://pith.science/paper/IZU5REVW
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The claim by Rohrlich that the Abraham-Lorentz-Dirac equation is not the correct equation for a classical point charge is shown to be incorrect and it is pointed out that the equation which he proposes is the equation {\underline{derived}} by Ford and O'Connell for a charge with structure. The quantum-mechanical case is also discussed.

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s0 The claim by Rohrlich that the Abraham-Lorentz-Dirac equation is not the correct equation for a classical point charge is shown to be incorrect and it is pointed out that the equation which he proposes is the equation {\underline{derived}} by Ford and O'Connell for a charge with structure. result 0.81 0.63 0.88 asserted 1.00
s1 The quantum-mechanical case is also discussed. contribution 0.96 0.41 0.03 unclear 0.73

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The claim by Rohrlich that the Abraham-Lorentz-Dirac equation is not the correct equation for a classical point charge is shown to be incorrect and it is pointed out that the equation which he proposes is the equation {\underline{derived}} by Ford and O'Connell for a charge with structure. The quantum-mechanical case is also discussed.

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