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#Electromagnetism_trivia :
Can a static magnetic field do work on a moving charged particle, meaning can it increase or decrease the particle's kinetic energy?
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@franco_vazza we all know what David J has to say about magnetic fields doing work
@cpkimber nice! but I do not know who David J is 🤔
@franco_vazza @cpkimber Do you mean David G.?
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@ChrisWalter @franco_vazza in the book he (somewhat famously among US physics undergrads) goes makes the argument that magnetic fields do no work
@cpkimber @franco_vazza Yes, and that’s true! But, I admit I found his (as I recall) analogy with a broom to explain this confusing. But a great author and book.
@cpkimber @franco_vazza His particle physics book is also great.
