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Magnetic moment of an orbit (μorbit​=mv⊥2​/(2B))

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For slow variation of the field compared with the gyration period, the magnetic moment mv⊥2​/(2B) is approximately conserved. Thus transverse random energy scales with B, and remains unchanged only when the relevant field strength is unchanged.

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