Charged Particle in Uniform Electric and Magnetic Fields

The path of a charged and otherwise free particle in uniform electric and magnetic fields depends on the charge q of the particle and the electric and magnetic field strengths E and B. The force exerted on the particle is (Overscript[F, ->])=q ((Overscript[E, ->])+(Overscript[v, ->])×(Overscript[B, ->])). The red cylinder is parallel to the electric field. The blue cylinder is parallel to the magnetic field. The green cylinder points in the direction of the initial velocity v of the particle.

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Contributed by: Jeff Bryant and Oleksandr Pavlyk

Suggested by: Michael Trott

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