Timeline for Cyclotron motion for an arbitrary velocity and constant magnetic field
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| Jan 22, 2019 at 2:48 | comment | added | karun mathews | Ya that's correct, my main problem was how to find the perpendicular part of the velocity after it has been rotated, but I think the link I found resolves that. | |
| Jan 22, 2019 at 0:58 | vote | accept | Germ | ||
| Jan 22, 2019 at 0:58 | comment | added | Germ | Yes, I think this is indeed the right way to go. I found the answer myself, and I believe it is similar to yours. Basically, you construct a new coordinate system given by $\vec{B}$, $\vec{v}_{perp}$, and their cross product (with the magnetic field first), and then you can solve the problem as if the magnetic field is aligned along the vertical axis. | |
| Jan 21, 2019 at 3:53 | history | edited | karun mathews | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixed some really messed up notation
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| Jan 21, 2019 at 3:44 | history | edited | karun mathews | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
added 12 characters in body
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| Jan 21, 2019 at 3:32 | history | answered | karun mathews | CC BY-SA 4.0 |