Electromagnetic Radiation from the acceleration of charged particles

Charged particles are held to radiate as a function of their acceleration in some situations. One well-known exception to this is in atomic structures, and some believe that classical electromagnetism cannot be used to describe atomic behaviour because it requires that an electron radiates energy under acceleration. This is naive, for if accelerating charges radiate under some conditions but not others, every complete model of the universe must be able to predict precisely which behaviour occurs in new situations, or accept that that model of the universe cannot be complete. This paper examines the problem in general terms. It does not claim to be original in every detail, but is a summary of the problems associated with accelerative radiation.