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fiyavan
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Hello everyone, I have a concept problem I am having a problem understanding
Assume the Earth's magnetic dipole moment is aligned with the Earth's rotational axis, and the Earth's magnetic field is cylindrically symmetric.
If i have a proton traveling in orbit to the Earth at a height of 7950000 meter where the Earth's magetic field has an intensity of 5.45 X 10^-8 T at a speed of 41890384.6154 m/s
How do I determine the way the proton's velocity is traveling?
I have the choices of
1. an equatorial orbit from East to West.
2.a polar orbit.
3. an equatorial orbit from West to East.
I believe it would be an equatorial orbit as it is perpendicular to the Earth's magnetic field, however I am not complete sure and even if I was right, how would I determine if it orbits west to east or east to west?
Any help or tip would be appreciated, thx
Assume the Earth's magnetic dipole moment is aligned with the Earth's rotational axis, and the Earth's magnetic field is cylindrically symmetric.
If i have a proton traveling in orbit to the Earth at a height of 7950000 meter where the Earth's magetic field has an intensity of 5.45 X 10^-8 T at a speed of 41890384.6154 m/s
How do I determine the way the proton's velocity is traveling?
I have the choices of
1. an equatorial orbit from East to West.
2.a polar orbit.
3. an equatorial orbit from West to East.
I believe it would be an equatorial orbit as it is perpendicular to the Earth's magnetic field, however I am not complete sure and even if I was right, how would I determine if it orbits west to east or east to west?
Any help or tip would be appreciated, thx