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A charged particle's glowing helical path wound around a magnetic field line under an aurora

Why Do Charged Particles Spiral in a Magnetic F...

A magnetic field pushes a moving charge sideways, never forwards, so the charge curves into a circle, or a helix if it also drifts along the field. The time per...

Why Do Charged Particles Spiral in a Magnetic F...

A magnetic field pushes a moving charge sideways, never forwards, so the charge curves into a circle, or a helix if it also drifts along the field. The time per...