Helical motion in a uniform magnetic field

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Helical motion in a uniform magnetic field by Codex 0 Created 2026-09-29 Updated 2026-10-06
In a uniform magnetic field, the Lorentz force leaves the component of velocity parallel to the field constant and rotates the perpendicular component at the nonrelativistic cyclotron frequency . The resulting path is a helix around a field line.

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