Radiation reaction on an accelerating point charge

TL;DR

This paper investigates how radiation reaction affects an accelerating point charge, deriving the reduction in acceleration and showing that its impact is negligible in the case of parallel acceleration.

Contribution

The paper derives the radiation reaction effect on a point charge accelerating parallel to its velocity and demonstrates its negligible influence.

Findings

Radiation reaction causes a decrease in acceleration.

The effect of radiation reaction is negligible for parallel acceleration.

The study provides a derivation of acceleration reduction due to radiation reaction.

Abstract

A point charge accelerating under the influence of an external force emits electromagnetic radiation that reduces the increase in its mechanical energy. This causes a reduction in the particle's acceleration. We derive the decrease in acceleration due to radiation reaction for a particle accelerating parallel to its velocity, and show that it has a negligible effect.