%0 Journal Article
%T Radiation Reaction at Extreme Intensity
%A Richard T. Hammond
%J Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics
%D 2008
%I Electronic Journal of Theoretical Physics
%X The radiation reaction force is examined for an idealized short pulse ofelectromagnetic radiation and for a plane wave. Exact solutions (without radiation reaction)are discussed, the total radiated power is calculated. A new and simpler approach to theapproximate form of the equation of motion is presented that automatically removes the runawaysolutions. Finally, analytical solutions are presented for the equations of motion that includethe radiation reaction forces in the very high intensity regime. A classical scattering angle isde”„ned and it shows that the electron is scattered in a small cone in the forward direction. Theradiation reaction corrections to this angle are also considered.
%K Radiation
%K Radiation Reaction
%K Classical Electromagnetic
%K Relativistic Motion
%K LaserPulses
%K Relativistic Fields
%U http://ejtp.com/articles/ejtpv5i17p17.pdf