Talk:PlanetPhysics/Lorentz Force Law
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For given electric and \htmladdnormallink{magnetic fields}{http://planetphysics.us/encyclopedia/NeutrinoRestMass.html}, the force on a \htmladdnormallink{particle}{http://planetphysics.us/encyclopedia/Particle.html} with \htmladdnormallink{charge}{http://planetphysics.us/encyclopedia/Charge.html} $q$ is determined by multiplying the charge by the \htmladdnormallink{Electric Field}{http://planetphysics.us/encyclopedia/ElectricField.html} plus the \htmladdnormallink{cross product}{http://planetphysics.us/encyclopedia/VectorProduct.html} of the particle's \htmladdnormallink{velocity}{http://planetphysics.us/encyclopedia/Velocity.html} with the magnetic field. This relationship is known as the Lorentz force law
$$ \mathbf{F} = q \left ( \mathbf{E} + \mathbf{v} \times \mathbf{B} \right ) $$
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