Spin flip effects in classical electrodynamics

It is shown that in the dipole approximation radiation accompanied by a spin flip in a homogeneous magnetic field can be described by the precession of the transverse component of the classical spin vector. The effect of Thomas precession on radiation by particles possessing spin and intrinsic magnetic moment is discussed. The correspondence principle for the theory of radiation by a relativistic magnetic moment is formulated.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 2, pp. 43–45, February, 1986.The author takes the opporstunity to thank Prof. V. G. Bagrov for a useful discussion of the results in the study.