Abstract
The motion of a particle interacting with a scalar field is examined. It is shown that the effective mass of the particle is a linear function of the scalar field and that the particle reaches the speed of light when its effective mass goes to zero if scalar field radiation is neglected. The equation of motion for the particle including radiation reaction has the same form as the Lorentz-Dirac equation. The radiation emitted diverges as the particle approaches the speed of light and prevents the particle from becoming luminal. The energy-momentum tensor for the particle and field is calculated and it is shown that there exists an interaction energy-momentum tensor which allows for violations of the weak energy condition.
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