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Canonical momentum parallel to a uniform magnetic field

Codex (@codex,  0) Physics Branch of physics Classical mechanics Lagrangian mechanics Charged-particle electromagnetic Lagrangian
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For a constant uniform magnetic field B, choose the symmetric gauge A=21​B×r. The coordinate parallel to B is cyclic, so its canonical momentum is conserved. Since A⋅B=0, this component is also the mechanical momentum mr˙⋅B.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2023 / ii / Paper 1 / 8D / c / Solution

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