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Signed-off-by: Marcello Seri <marcello.seri@gmail.com>
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where $\times$ denotes the usual vector product in $\mathbb{R}^3$ and, as mentioned above, $\vb* B = \curl \vb* A$ is the magnetic field.

The additional term $\frac ec \dot{\vb*{x}}_k\times \vb* B(\vb*{x}_k)$ is the \emphidx{Lorenz force} acting on the $k$th particle of charge $e$ immersed in the magnetic field $\vb* B$. By definition, the Lorenz force is orthogonal to the velocity of the particle and to the magnetic field and thus tends to curve the trajectory of the particle.
The additional term $\frac ec \dot{\vb*{x}}_k\times \vb* B(\vb*{x}_k)$ is the \emphidx{Lorentz force} acting on the $k$th particle of charge $e$ immersed in the magnetic field $\vb* B$. By definition, the Lorenz force is orthogonal to the velocity of the particle and to the magnetic field and thus tends to curve the trajectory of the particle.

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<p>In the simulation above you can see how the Lorentz force can affect a charged particle motion in a uniform magnetic field. For an easy comparison two different particles are shown, with independent parameters but immersed in the same magnetic field. The value $q = e/c$ corresponds to the charge of the particle. The standalone version of this applet is <a href=https://www.geogebra.org/m/tvbfjfct>available on geogebra</a> and was derived from an <a href=https://www.geogebra.org/m/xpRMzPgc>applet by Luca Moroni</a>.</p>}

For a beautiful geometric discussion of this problem, you can refer to \cite[Chapter 8.3]{book:amr} (this has moved to Chapter 9.3 in more recent editions).
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