Bremsstrahlung and non-EM deflection?

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Feil
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Bremsstrahlung and non-EM deflection?

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Simple question that I couldn't find a clear answer to:

Do charged particles accelerating with reference to a non-electromagnetic field emit electromagnetic radiation? For instance, if I'm an alpha particle in low orbit over a black hole, am I radiating power (ever so slightly)? If so, does my orbit (ever so slightly) decay?
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Re: Bremsstrahlung and non-EM deflection?

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Yes and yes.
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