Electrodynamics and Relativity — David J. Griffiths
Physics · radiation-reaction
Problem
(a) Does a particle in hyperbolic motion (Eq. 10.52) radiate? (Use the exact formula (Eq. 11.75) to calculate the power radiated.)
(b) Does a particle in hyperbolic motion experience a radiation reaction? (Use the exact formula (Prob. 11.33) to determine the reaction force.)
[Comment: These famous questions carry important implications for the principle of equivalence.]