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Past exam of the theoretical physics I course of the University of Cambridge 2012 Paper 1 3 d Solution by
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For constant , the radial equation requires . Select the stipulated nonzero angular velocity and define the positive cyclotron frequency . ThenThis is a circle in the transverse plane combined with an independent axial oscillation, as in uniform magnetic field with axial harmonic confinement. Viewed from positive , positive charge rotates clockwise. Its three-dimensional path lies on the cylinder and reverses its vertical motion; it is generally not a constant-pitch helix. For it is a horizontal circle. This orbit has .
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