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Area of Science:

  • Theoretical physics
  • Quantum mechanics
  • Electromagnetism

Background:

  • Confined, accelerating charges are crucial in physics.
  • Spatial constraints in laboratories limit studies of rectilinear motion.
  • Finite travel distances offer a balance between theoretical simplicity and experimental feasibility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate thermal radiation emission from a confined, non-relativistic, accelerating electron.
  • To analyze the power, spectra, and energy of radiation from a finite-distance worldline.
  • To establish a theoretical framework for table-top experiments on electron acceleration and radiation.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of an accelerated charge moving along an asymptotically static worldline.
  • Parametrization of a finite total travel distance and non-relativistic maximum speed.
  • Calculation of self-consistent analytic power, spectra, and energy.

Main Results:

  • The accelerating electron emits classical thermal radiation.
  • The emitted radiation follows a Planck distribution.
  • An associated acceleration temperature is identified for the emitted radiation.

Conclusions:

  • This work provides the first fully parametrized, spectrum-solved, finite-distance worldline for an accelerating charge.
  • The findings suggest that thermal radiation from accelerating charges can be studied in controlled, table-top experimental settings.
  • The concept of acceleration temperature offers a new perspective on radiation from accelerated charges.