Quantum viewpoint of electromagnetic radiation with periodicity conditions: Applications to strings
E. B. Manoukian · OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1991
A general expression is derived for the power of electromagnetic radiation emitted from charged bodies with periodicity conditions in space and time that is quite suitable for studying emission of radiation from strings. As an application the author calculates analytically the electromagnetic power of radiation from a class of infinite strings with helicoidal standing waves which have received some attention in the recent literature as arising from the Nambu action. A numerical analysis of the main results is also given. The problem is treated from a quantum mechanical viewpoint.