Image force for a moving charge

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Authors

J. Harris · Jülicher Entsorgungsgesellschaft für Nuklearanlagen (Germany)

R. Jones · Jülicher Entsorgungsgesellschaft für Nuklearanlagen (Germany)

Abstract

The authors derive an expression for the force on a classical charge moving with arbitrary velocity v in the neighbourhood of a metal surface. A simple physical argument shows why the parallel component of the velocity-dependent force is half the normal component for a slowly moving charge.

Topics & Keywords

Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Surface and Thin Film Phenomena

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics

Volume 7, Issue 20, pp. 3751-3754

DOI: 10.1088/0022-3719/7/20/012

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