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Linear Momentum Conservation in the Motion of Electric Charges

Received: 13 February 2015     Accepted: 19 March 2015     Published: 24 March 2015
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Abstract

In this letter I will discuss the linear momentum conservation for an electric charge which is moving in a magnetic field. This will enrich the knowledge of undergraduate physics students, about the important concept of conservation of linear momentum, in classical electrodynamics.

Published in American Journal of Physics and Applications (Volume 3, Issue 2)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajpa.20150302.17
Page(s) 60-62
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Keywords

Conservation Laws, Lagrangian Mechanics, Electric Charges

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  • Department of Physics, Payame Noor University (PNU), Tehran, Iran

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