Theoretical Physics/Plasma:
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Dec 14, 2005 04:00 PM,
Interaction of Two Charges in a Magnetic Field
Speaker: Prof. Robert MacKay, FRS FInstp FIMA
Abstract: A basic problem in plasma physics is how two charged particles interact in a magnetic field, yet it seems not to have been studied in detail, even for a uniform field. We show that the planar motion is integrable if e1/m1 = e2/m2, and has a strong form of chaos if e1.e2 < 0. Preliminary results will be given in 3D. Joint work with Diogo Pinheiro.
