Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 ia Paper 4 4E Solution Created 2026-09-24 Updated 2026-10-14
Apply the rotating-vector derivative rule first to the position vector and then to its velocity. Since is constant,For example, the derivative of contributes , while that of contributes the other two terms. This is the equation of motion in a rotating frame. The mutual central forces are unchanged in form because rotations preserve lengths and differences of position vectors. Newton's second law for particle becomesSet . The velocity-dependent Lorentz force is , and it cancels the Coriolis force . The remaining terms combine to and are quadratic in the magnetic field. Neglecting them givesidentical to the zero-field equations to first order. The Larmor theorem requires the common charge-to-mass ratio; a mixture with different ratios cannot use one rotating frame to cancel every magnetic term.