 Kinetic momentum (source code)

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= Kinetic momentum
{title2=$\boldsymbol\Pi=\mathbf p-q\mathbf A$}

The kinetic momentum $\boldsymbol\Pi=\mathbf p-q\mathbf A$ equals $m\mathbf v$ for a nonrelativistic charged particle and is invariant under an electromagnetic <gauge transformation>.

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