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Exact solution of the Gaunt-modified Landau-Lifshitz equation in a plane wave
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new Abstract: We analyze electron dynamics in a plane electromagnetic wave using the Landau-Lifshitz equation with a quantum radiation reaction correction modeled by a Gaunt factor. In this geometry, the quantum parameter $\chi$ depends solely on the lightfront momentum, allowing the modified equation of motion to retain the integrable structure of the classical problem. We derive an exact solution for the energy evolution and the four-velocity, which reduces to the known classical result in...
arXiv:2606.05205v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: We analyze electron dynamics in a plane electromagnetic wave using the Landau-Lifshitz equation with a quantum radiation reaction correction modeled by a Gaunt factor. In this geometry, the quantum parameter $\chi$ depends solely on the lightfront momentum, allowing the modified equation of motion to retain the integrable structure of the classical problem. We derive an exact solution for the energy evolution and the four-velocity, which reduces to the known classical result in the appropriate limit. The results provide an analytical and deterministic description of semiclassical radiation reaction in plane-wave fields.