Particle released into electric and magnetic fields perpendicular

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Homework Statement


z+ up with E field, y to the right, x out of the page with B field
particle released from rest at (0,0,0) with only initial y velocity y=(E/B)t
or initial y=(E/2B)t

Homework Equations


can you suggest a good differential equations text?
y(t)=C1cos(wt)+C2sinwt+(E/B)t+C3
z(t)=C2cos(wt)-C1sin(wt)+C4

The Attempt at a Solution


so particle will move in a linear straight line to the right?

in the case of particle released from rest it will move in perfect half circle paths to the right? so there is a preservation of the geometry?
 
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so particle will move in a linear straight line to the right?
Only for special values of E and B.

In general, you can calculate those coefficients C1 to C4 in your equations (they are not differential equations, by the way). Alternatively, you can derive those equations from the differential equation given by the Lorentz force.
in the case of particle released from rest it will move in perfect half circle paths to the right?
Right/left depends on the sign of E and B.
so there is a preservation of the geometry?
What does that mean?
 
thanks very much! the geometry of the E and B fields/forces is perpendicular and coplanar and are simply rotated pi/2 clockwise

so...how do you sketch the graphs of these equations for the case?
v(0)=(E/2B)y, v(0)=(E/B)(y+z), I can find the centers of the circles and differentiate to find min/max but as sinusoidal functions they have some vague wave graph

do I just plug in values for 0, pi/2, pi, 3pi/2...?
 
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do I just plug in values for 0, pi/2, pi, 3pi/2...?
That is a good idea, indeed.
 
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