ToeQuest - View Single Post - there's more than one gravitational force (IMHO)

AntonioLao · Quote #13 (**permalink**) 03-23-2005, 03:39 PM

The Lorentz force given as

$\vec{L}=q(\vec{E}+\vec{v}\times\vec{B})=\vec{F}_E+\vec{F}_B$

can really be expressed into four kinds of forces depending on the order of the vectors and on what is subtracted from what.

$\vec{L}_1=\vec{F}_E+\vec{F}_B$

$\vec{L}_2=\vec{F}_E-\vec{F}_B$

$\vec{L}_3=\vec{F}_B-\vec{F}_E$

$\vec{L}_4=-\vec{F}_B-\vec{F}_E$