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Self-force and inertia: Old light on new ideas

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The vast majority of particles in particle physics are today considered to be bound states of other particles. All forms of binding energy and kinetic energy in such a state have to be included in its inertial mass. This book revives the classical explanation for this in the case of electromagnetic interactions. But it is also a reminder of the many benefits of this classical understanding that are simply dropped in  Read more...

Abstract: The vast majority of particles in particle physics are today considered to be bound states of other particles. All forms of binding energy and kinetic energy in such a state have to be included in its inertial mass. This book revives the classical explanation for this in the case of electromagnetic interactions. But it is also a reminder of the many benefits of this classical understanding that are simply dropped in modern accounts of inertia. This is a book for the motivated student who feels it is useful to remember where our theories come from. There is also a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in particle physics

Author(s): Lyle Stephen N.
Series: Springer Lecture notes in physics 796
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Year: 2010

Language: English
Pages: 396
City: Berlin, Heidelberg
Tags: Physics.;Gravitation.;Optics.;Electrodynamics.;Nuclear physics.;Optics and Electrodynamics.;Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.;Particle and Nuclear Physics.;Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.;Inertia (Mechanics);Acceleration (Mechanics)

Content: And Guide --
Some Notions of Electromagnetism --
Electromagnetic Mass --
A Brief Excursion into General Relativity --
Momentum and Energy in the EM Fields of a Charge Dumbbell --
Self-Force for Transverse Linear Acceleration --
Self-Force for Axial Linear Acceleration --
Self-Force for Transverse Rotational Motion --
Self-Force for Longitudinal Rotational Motion --
Summary of Results --
Reconciling Energy- and Momentum-Derived EM Masses --
Rigidity in Relativity --
Mass in Elementary Particle Physics --
Summary and Conclusion.