Lorentz force

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The Lorentz force is the fundamental force experienced by a charged particle moving in electric and magnetic fields, forming the basis of classical electromagnetism.

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Generate an image of the Lorentz force (The Lorentz force is the fundamental force experienced by a charged particle moving in electric and magnetic fields, forming the basis of classical electromagnetism.)

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Label Occurrences
Lorentz force law 7
Lorentz force canonical 3
Lorentz force equation 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf electromagnetic force law ⓘ
physical concept ⓘ
appearsIn Lorentz force equation ⓘ
linked to: Lorentz force
appliesTo charged particle ⓘ
electric field ⓘ
magnetic field ⓘ
assumes classical point charge ⓘ
basisFor deflection of electron beams in CRTs ⓘ
motion of charges in electric motors ⓘ
operation of cyclotrons ⓘ
operation of mass spectrometers ⓘ
causes circular motion of charged particles in uniform magnetic field ⓘ
component electric force ⓘ
magnetic force ⓘ
contrastedWith gravitational force ⓘ
dependsOn electric charge ⓘ
electric field vector ⓘ
magnetic field vector ⓘ
particle velocity ⓘ
directionGivenBy vector sum of qE and q(v × B) ⓘ
domain classical physics ⓘ
electricPartParallelTo electric field ⓘ
expressedAs F = q(E + v × B) ⓘ
field electromagnetism ⓘ
generalizedIn relativistic electrodynamics ⓘ
governs trajectory of charged particles in fields ⓘ
historicalDevelopment derived from Maxwell’s equations ⓘ
isVectorQuantity true ⓘ
magneticPartPerpendicularTo magnetic field ⓘ
velocity ⓘ
mathematicalForm four-vector form in special relativity ⓘ
namedAfter Hendrik Lorentz ⓘ
neglects radiation reaction in basic form ⓘ
partOf classical electromagnetism ⓘ
relatedTo Lorentz force law ⓘ
linked to: Lorentz force

Maxwell equations ⓘ
linked to: Maxwell's equations
SIUnitOfForce newton ⓘ
symbolForCharge q ⓘ
symbolForElectricField E ⓘ
symbolForForce F ⓘ
symbolForMagneticField B ⓘ
symbolForVelocity v ⓘ
usedIn magnetohydrodynamics ⓘ
particle accelerator design ⓘ
plasma physics ⓘ
usedToDefine magnetic field operationally ⓘ
validIn inertial reference frames ⓘ
yearIntroduced late 19th century ⓘ

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Maxwell stress tensor → relatedTo → Lorentz force ⓘ
Hendrik Lorentz → notableWork → Lorentz force law ⓘ
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Gaussian units → relatedConcept → Lorentz force law ⓘ
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Lorentz force → relatedTo → Lorentz force law ⓘ
linked to: Lorentz force
Lorentz force → appearsIn → Lorentz force equation ⓘ
linked to: Lorentz force
Hendrik Lorentz → notableFor → Lorentz force law ⓘ
subject linked to: Lorentz
linked to: Lorentz force
Ampère's force law → generalizedBy → Lorentz force law ⓘ
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Fleming’s left-hand rule → relatedConcept → Lorentz force law ⓘ
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Thomson scattering → governedBy → Lorentz force law ⓘ
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Larmor theorem → relatedConcept → Lorentz force ⓘ