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Sample problem: Perpendicular magnetic and electric fields

A particle of charge q=1 $\mu C$ and mass m=10 g with initial velocity (vx0,vy0,vz0)=(1,0,0) m/s enters a region of space in which there is a magnetic field given by $\vec{B}=(0,0,z)$ T and electric field $\vec{E}=(1,0,0)$ N/C. Find and plot the 3D trajectory this particle undergoes.


Aleksandar Donev
1999-12-06