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Article number | 092902 |
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<mark>Journal publication date</mark> | 09/2011 |
<mark>Journal</mark> | Journal of Mathematical Physics |
Issue number | 9 |
Volume | 52 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Pages (from-to) | - |
Publication Status | Published |
<mark>Original language</mark> | English |
The Schott term is the third order term in the electromagnetic self force of a charged point particle. The self force may be obtained by integrating the electromagnetic stress-energy-momentum tensor over the side of a narrow hypertube enclosing a section of worldline. This calculation has been repeated many times using two different hypertubes known as the Dirac tube and the Bhabha tube; however, in previous calculations using a Bhabha tube the Schott term does not arise as a result of this integration. In order to regain the Lorentz-Abraham-Dirac equation, many authors have added an ad hoc compensatory term to the non-electromagnetic contribution to the total momentum. In this article the Schott term is obtained by direct integration of the electromagnetic stress-energy-momentum tensor.