Magnetism Definition and 953 Threads

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    Why Does a Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field Perform Circular Motion?

    http://www.geocities.com/bridgestein/Bffield.jpg (copy and paste the above address to your browser please) In fact I know the answers of this problem, but I have a question. Here's the question. A charge +q moving with constant velocity v enters into a uniform magnetic field region as...
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    Undergrad How Do Moving Charges Interact with Magnetic Fields?

    Magnetism Related Questions, Please Help! There are three questions that I need help with, all of which are focused on the main topic of Magnetism (The Magnetic Force on Moving Charges). Before I begin, I would just like to thank anyone that will be able to provide me with some assistance in...
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    Graduate Levitating Magnetism: Understanding the Science Behind Magnetic Levitation

    I have seen what I seem to remember a disc made of super conducting material levitating over a substance I seem to remember as some form of liquid gas. Is there anyone who could please clue me into what I was observing and how it operates? Does what I observed somehow relate to opposing forces...