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--- 184_notes:examples:week10_helix [2021/07/07 15:41] – schram45
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 ===Assumption===
-We assumed the mass was constant, and this allows for uniform circular motion in the x-z plane. If the mass were not constant then the path of the particle could look much different as the acceleration of the particle would change.
+We assumed the mass was constant, and this allows for uniform circular motion in the x-z plane. If the mass were not constant then the path of the particle could look much different as the radius of curvature of the particle at any instance in time/space could change.
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 However, because of the constant $\hat{y}$ component of the velocity, this circle is actually a helix. Two perspectives show the motion below.
 [{{ 184_notes:10_helical_motion.png?600 |Motion of the Moving Charge}}]