🧲 Particle in magnetic field

Lorentz force

🎯 Illustration of the force on a charged particle moving in a magnetic field

$$\overrightarrow{F}_L = q(\overrightarrow{v} \times \overrightarrow{B})$$

Circular motion

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🎯 Circular motion of a proton in a magnetic field
🧠 Inspired by this example by Let’s code physics
🐍 A VPython demo is available as well, see proton_in_magnetic_field.py

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Helical motion

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🎯 Circular motion of a proton in a magnetic field
🧠 Based on Simple Physics Animations Using VPython by Zhiheng Jiang
🐍 A VPython demo is available as well, see proton_helical_motion.py

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