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(Motion of a charged mass) Consider a particle of mass m, carrying an electrical charge q,...

(Motion of a charged mass) Consider a particle of mass m, carrying an electrical charge q,and moving in a uniform magnetic field of strength B. The field is in the positive z direction. The equations of motion of the particle are

Mx″ = qBy′,

my″  = −qBx′,       (9.1)

mz″ = 0,

where x(t),y(t),z(t) are the x,y,z displacements as a function of the time t.

Find the general solution of (9.1) for x(t),y(t), z(t). How many independent arbitrary constants of integration are there?

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