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2024
Lorentz_force
Lorentz force
English
Noun
Lorentz
force
(
physics
)
the force exerted on a
charged
particle
in an
electromagnetic
field
See also
electromagnetism
Translations
force
Finnish:
Lorentzin voima
German:
Lorentzkraft
(de)
,
Lorentz-Kraft
(de)
f
Etymology
From
Lorentz
+
force
, named after the Dutch physicist
Hendrik Lorentz
.
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