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funkyskier82
Apr 22, 2010, 04:25 PM
Question: Explain the circumstances that enable a particle to move un-deflected, with uniform motion, through an electric field, if it is given an initial velocity perpendicular to the electric field.

What I have so far: So I know that normally in an electric field which the particle is traveling perpendicular to the electric field it will change its course to be traveling with the electric field so how can it go on un-deflected? Like what allows it to do that I have looked everywhere and so far have been unable to find the answer. Please help me!

ebaines
Apr 23, 2010, 08:03 AM
Consider: what if the particle has no charge on it - like a neutron.

InfoJunkie4Life
Apr 24, 2010, 05:33 AM
That still doesn't seem likely to me, there is affect with relative charges.

Magnetic Trapping of Ultracold Neutrons (http://dnp.nscl.msu.edu/current/HarvardUCN.html)

http://www.univie.ac.at/qfp/publications3/pdffiles/1979-05.pdf

I would have to guess it is a photon. I believe raw photons are not susceptible to magnetic fields, at least over a certain energy level.

SpringerLink - Journal Article (http://www.springerlink.com/content/g28881hv41106250/)

Characteristics of a Photon (http://www.play-hookey.com/optics/photon_characteristics.html)

I would guess that the speed combined with the changes between the electro and magnetic planes have something to do with it.

kinkypenis
Apr 15, 2012, 11:29 AM
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