Savchenko Problem 2.1.54

Physics · mechanics · thermodynamics

Problem

Electrons moving in a circle of any radius around a charged filament have the same velocity v. The mass of the electron is m_e. How does the force exerted by the filament on the electron depend on the distance between the electron and the filament? Describe qualitatively the initial segment of the trajectory along which the electron will move, if its speed when moving around a circle suddenly becomes slightly less than v? a little more than v?

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