Question: An electron enters and exits a capacitor with parallel-plate separation d through two small holes. The electron velocity z is parallel to the capacitor electric

An electron enters and exits a capacitor with parallel-plate separation d through two small holes. The electron velocity νẑ is parallel to the capacitor electric field E and the change in the electron velocity is small. Calculate the total energy ΔU'EM and linear momentum ΔP'EM radiated by the electron in its (momentary) rest frame and Lorentz transform to the laboratory frame to find ΔUEM and ΔPEM.

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