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peterjaybee
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Homework Statement
A particle of charge q and mass m is traveling in the lab with velocity v in the x direction when it encounters a constant E-field in the y direction. State the non zero components of the Faraday tensor in the rest frame of the lab.
The Attempt at a Solution
I said
[tex]E=E_{x}i + E_{y}j + E_{z}k[/tex]
As the field is in the y direction
[tex]E=E_{y}j[/tex]
Thus I believe the faraday tensot to have 2 non-zero components.
[tex]F^{02}=-E_{y}[/tex] and [tex]F^{20}=+E_{y}[/tex]
This does not seem right as the next part of the question asks for the equations of motion for the particle which I get out as a load of 0's.
Am I missing a magnetic component, and if so, how do I get it?
Regards
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