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A beam of electron in vacuum with velocity v enter a region of spa e with a electric field E. The field is such the electrons circle with radius r. The electrons are now accelerating at constant tangential speed.
Because this is not an atomic orbital then by classical physics the electrons radiate photons of frequency f.
Does this radiation make the electrons lose energy and spiral inward.
The answer is no because such circular beams can be created and are stable, so what compensates for the radiated energy loss?
Because this is not an atomic orbital then by classical physics the electrons radiate photons of frequency f.
Does this radiation make the electrons lose energy and spiral inward.
The answer is no because such circular beams can be created and are stable, so what compensates for the radiated energy loss?