Electric drift in crossed uniform fields
= Electric drift in crossed uniform fields
{title2=$\mathbf v_D=\mathbf E\times\mathbf B/B^2$}
= Electric drift
{synonym}
In uniform perpendicular electric and <magnetic fields>, the guiding centre of a charged particle drifts with $\mathbf v_D=\mathbf E\times\mathbf B/|\mathbf B|^2$. This <velocity> is independent of the charge and mass; cyclotron motion is superposed on it.