Forest UCM PnCP

Charged Particle in uniform B-Field

Consider a charged particle moving the x-y plane in the presence of a uniform magnetic field with field lines in the z-dierection.

[math]\vec{v} = v_x \hat i + v_y \hat j[/math]

[math]\vec{B} = B \hat k[/math]

Lorentz Force

[math]\vec{F} = q \vec{E}q\vec{v} \times \vec{B}[/math]

Note

the work done by a magnetic field is zero if the particle's kinetic energy (mass and velocity) don't change.

[math]W = \Delta K.E.[/math]

No work is done on a charged particle force to move in a fixed circular orbit by a magnetic field (cyclotron)

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