Unified perspective on single cyclotron electron with radiation-reaction from classical to quantum

Abstract

We show a unified physical picture of single cyclotron electron with radiation-reaction, which bridges the classical electron models and quantum mechanical self-consistent field theory. On a classical level, we suggest an improved electrodynamical action, which build the classical electron models into a first-principle framework. The link between dynamical defections and non-physical action configurations emerges naturally. On a quantum level, a self-consistent description for electron gyro-motion with self-force is constructed in the Schr\"odinger-Maxwell theory. We derive a class of asymptotic equations. The leading and next-to-leading orders give a good analogue of a classical cyclotron electron, and the limit field theory avoids classical electron induced defections gracefully. Beyond the Hamiltonian perturbation theory, we use state-of-the-art geometric simulator to observe single electron gyro-motions at quantum region. The non-linear and non-perturbative features captured by simulations provide a complete physical picture in a very wide range. We show an optimal complementary relation between classical and quantum cyclotron electrons, and find a strange and inexplicable electron chimera state existing at strong non-linear regions, which may be observed in astrophysical environments and strong magnetic experiments.