Published April 1993 | Version v1
Journal article

The exact solution of the relativistic equation of motion of a charged particle driven by an elliptically polarized electromagnetic wave

  • 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Bombay (India)

Description

An exact solution of the relativistic equation of motion of a charged particle driven by an elliptically polarized electromagnetic wave has been obtained. The method employed for this purpose is simple, and the results of earlier authors for the linearly and circularly polarized waves, can be recovered as special cases of the solution. Solution of the relativistic equation of motion (REM) of a charged particle in an electromagnetic (EM) field is of fundamental importance having applications in many areas such as plasma physics and particle acceleration

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Journal Title
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Journal Volume
21
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 257-259.
ISSN
0093-3813
CODEN
ITPSBD