A natural question then is: does this unstable behavior really remain? In other words, is it possible that the large number of extra terms in the gravitational radiation reaction or the momentum recoil force might stabilize the situation? Answering this question is extremely difficult. If the gravitational effects do not stabilize, then – at least in this special case – the Einstein–Maxwell equations are unstable, since the run-away behavior would lead to an infinite amount of electromagnetic dipole energy loss.
An alternative possible resolution to the classical run-away problem is simply to say that the classical electrodynamic model is wrong; and that one must treat the center of charge as different from the center of mass with its own dynamics.
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