Why is ##\omega_c \tau >>1## for several revolutions?

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Abigale
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Hey,
I read about charge carriers in semiconductors in a magnetic field.
They write that for several revolutions ##\omega_c \tau >>1## holds.
But I think for one revolution it is ##\omega_c \tau = 2 \pi##.
(##\tau## is the scattering time)
Why they do not write ##\omega_c \tau >> 2 \pi## in the solid state physics books?

Thank you
Abbi
 
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Think for a moment what ##a>>b## means as opposed to ##a>b##. This is an "order of magnitude" comparison. If 1,000 is much greater than 1 so is 6,318.53071 ...
 
Okay thank you,
makes sense.
But I would write larger than ##>>2 \pi## to denote to get more than one revolution.