Title :
Poynting vector of a uniformly moving point charge
Author :
Giles, Sammie, Jr.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL
Abstract :
The covariant nature of electromagnetic fields is a well-known phenomenon. The Poynting Theorem predicts radiation to infinity of electromagnetic power for accelerating charges. The weaker Poynting fields of non-accelerating charges are not as well studied. Using linear coordinate transformations, the power density flux of a uniformly moving point charge is examined. In the frame of the moving charge, this quantity is necessarily zero. In the non-moving inertial system of the observer, the implications of the power balance on radiation, storage, and dissipation are discussed from the point of view that no outward radiation toward infinity occurs.
Keywords :
electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic waves; Poynting theorem; Poynting vector; accelerating charges; electromagnetic fields; electromagnetic power; inertial system; linear coordinate transformations; power density flux; uniformly moving point charge; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic radiation; Energy conversion; Energy storage; Equations; Extraterrestrial phenomena; H infinity control; Magnetic fields; Space charge; Tensile stress; Classical EM Fields; Energy Conversion; Lorentz Transformations; Power Density Flow; Radiating Systems;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 2009. SSST 2009. 41st Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Tullahoma, TN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3324-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0094-2898
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.2009.4806849