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Electric drift in crossed uniform fields (vD​=E×B/B2)

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Branches of physics Electromagnetism Relativistic electromagnetism Electromagnetic four-potential Electromagnetic field tensor Lorentz force
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In uniform perpendicular electric and magnetic fields, the guiding centre of a charged particle drifts with vD​=E×B/∣B∣2. This velocity is independent of the charge and mass; cyclotron motion is superposed on it.

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