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|Meaning=(Also cyclotron frequency, Larmor frequency.) The [[frequency]] of a moving charged  [[particle]] or [[ion]] in a [[magnetic field]].
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|Explanation=The [[trajectory]] of a charged particle acted on solely by a magnetic force is a helix with its axis  parallel to the [[magnetic induction]]. In any plane perpendicular to the magnetic induction the  particle describes a circular orbit with gyro-frequency ''qB''/''m'', where ''q'' is charge, ''m'' is mass, and  ''B'' is the magnitude of magnetic induction.
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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(Also cyclotron frequency, Larmor frequency.) The [[frequency]] of a moving charged  [[particle]] or [[ion]] in a [[magnetic field]].</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">The [[trajectory]] of a charged particle acted on solely by a magnetic force is a helix with its axis  parallel to the [[magnetic induction]]. In any plane perpendicular to the magnetic induction the  particle describes a circular orbit with gyro-frequency ''qB''/''m'', where ''q'' is charge, ''m'' is mass, and  ''B'' is the magnitude of magnetic induction.</div><br/> </div>
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Latest revision as of 08:51, 29 March 2024

(Also cyclotron frequency, Larmor frequency.) The frequency of a moving charged particle or ion in a magnetic field.

The trajectory of a charged particle acted on solely by a magnetic force is a helix with its axis parallel to the magnetic induction. In any plane perpendicular to the magnetic induction the particle describes a circular orbit with gyro-frequency qB/m, where q is charge, m is mass, and B is the magnitude of magnetic induction.

An aggregation of sufficiently many atoms or molecules that it can be assigned macroscopic properties such as volume, density, pressure, and temperature.

The path that a satellite follows in its motion through space relative to the attracting body.

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