Published April 2002 | Version v1
Journal article

Self-interaction near dielectrics

  • 1. Department of Physics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 (United States)

Description

We compute the force acting on a free, static electric charge outside a uniform dielectric sphere. We view this force as a self-interaction force, and compute it by applying the Lorentz force directly to the charge's electric field at its location. We regularize the divergent bare force using two different methods: A direct application of the Quinn-Wald comparison axiom and mode-sum regularization

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Journal Volume
65
Journal Issue
4
Journal Page Range
p. 046618-046618.5
ISSN
1063-651X
CODEN
PLEEE8

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
36001746
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRIC CHARGES; ELECTRIC FIELDS; INTERACTIONS; LORENTZ FORCE; SPHERES
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES; EVALUATION; MATERIALS; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

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(c) 2002 The American Physical Society