2003/10/02 by Herbert Kroemer · 2 citations
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Coulomb #Electric field #Electric potential #Geophysics and Sensor Technology #Hamiltonian (control theory) #Larmor precession #Lorentz factor #Lorentz force #Magnetic field #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #physics.ed-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1119/1.1615526
PDF File, 5 pages, to appear in American Journal of Physics
arxiv created 2003/10/02 · openalex publication_date 2003/12/12 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The origin of the Thomas factor 1/2 in the spin–orbit Hamiltonian can be understood by considering the case of a classical electron moving in crossed electric and magnetic fields chosen such that the electric Coulomb force is balanced by the magnetic Lorentz force.