Electron as a Tiny Mirror: Radiation from a Worldline with Asymptotic Inertia

Abstract

We present a moving mirror analog of the electron, whose worldline possesses asymptotic constant velocity with corresponding Bogoliubov β coefficients that are consistent with finite total emitted energy. Furthermore, the quantum analog model is in agreement with the total energy obtained by integrating the classical Larmor power.

Keywords

• acceleration radiation
• moving mirrors
• radiation by moving charges
• quantum aspects of black holes
• Davies-Fulling-Unruh effect