Principle
The Lorentz Force Law describes the effects of a charged particle moving in a constant magnetic field. The simplest form of this law is given by the vector equation.
where
- F is the force acting on the particle.
- Q is the charge of the particle,
- v is the velocity of the particle, and
- B is the magnetic field.
The vector F is perpendicular to both v and B according to the right hand rule.
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