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Analytical solution of the Sommerfeld–Page equation. / Silagadze, Zurab k.

In: American Journal of Physics, Vol. 92, No. 11, 01.11.2024, p. 864-871.

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Silagadze, ZK 2024, 'Analytical solution of the Sommerfeld–Page equation', American Journal of Physics, vol. 92, no. 11, pp. 864-871. https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0156685

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Silagadze ZK. Analytical solution of the Sommerfeld–Page equation. American Journal of Physics. 2024 Nov 1;92(11):864-871. doi: 10.1119/5.0156685

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Silagadze, Zurab k. / Analytical solution of the Sommerfeld–Page equation. In: American Journal of Physics. 2024 ; Vol. 92, No. 11. pp. 864-871.

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abstract = "The Sommerfeld–Page equation describes the non-relativistic dynamics of a classical electron modeled by a sphere of finite size with a uniform surface charge density. It is a delay differential equation, and almost no exact solution of this equation was known until recently. However, progress has been made, and an analytical solution was recently found for an almost identical delay differential equation, which arose in the context of the mathematical modeling of the COVID-19 epidemics. Inspired by this research, we offer a pedagogical exposition of how one can find an analytical solution of the Sommerfeld–Page equation.",
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