An electricity and magnetism problem by Aditya Dinesh
Electricity and Magnetism
Level
2
Can the path of a charged particle in uniform magnetic field be a parabola
Can't be said
Depend on the particle
Not possible
Possible
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1 solution
It might be possible to create the right kind of non-uniform magnetic field inside a solenoid such that a particle moving for a short distance can be an arc of a parabola. If the magnetic field is uniform, the charged particle only wants to go in circles or cycloids or trochoids in general.