The radiation of a uniformly accelerated charge is beyond the horizon: A simple derivation

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 154-158

  De Almeida, Camila ^a   Saa, Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

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EID: 32944481977     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.2162548     Document Type: Article

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