The Motion of Point Particles in Curved Spacetime
This review is concerned with the motion of a point scalar charge, a point electric charge, and a point mass in a specified background spacetime. In each of the three cases the particle produces a field that behaves as outgoing radiation in the wave zone, and therefore removes energy from the partic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2004-01-01
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Series: | Living Reviews in Relativity |
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Online Access: | http://www.livingreviews.org/lrr-2004-6 |