Thomas precession and the Liénard–Wiechert field
作者:
R. J. Philpott,
期刊:
American Journal of Physics
(AIP Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 64,
issue 5
页码: 552-556
ISSN:0002-9505
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1119/1.18153
出版商: American Association of Physics Teachers
关键词: RELATIVITY THEORY;CHARGED PARTICLES;ELECTRIC FIELDS;PRECESSION;LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS;ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION;TESTING;03.30;41.
数据来源: AIP
摘要:
The role of the Thomas precession in the dynamic formation of the electric field lines of a moving charged particle is demonstrated. A simple derivation of the Thomas precession formula is given, based only on the Lorentz contraction of moving bodies. A simple and physically appealing construction is developed for determining points on a field line. Field line diagrams are generated and discussed. These diagrams vividly reveal the existence and magnitude of the Thomas precession.
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