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Sagitta momentum uncertainty (σ(p)/p=8pσ(s)/(∣q∣BL2))

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For a short circular track of chord length L, sagitta s and fixed magnetic field B, p=∣q∣BL2/(8s). Differentiating this inverse relation gives σ(p)/p=σ(s)/s. A fixed spatial measurement uncertainty therefore makes the relative momentum uncertainty grow linearly with momentum.

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