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How does plasma respond to both electric and magnetic fields?

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I like to think of electrons and ions as corkscrewing along electric and magnetic field lines. A corkscrewing path is pretty common for plasma. The radius of this corkscrew is known as a the Larmor radius, gyroradius or radius of gyration. read more

Ions are charged by definition and charges respond to electric fields. Moving charges respond to magnetic fields. In fact if you have a charge you have a magnetic field though you may have to move to see it. read more

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