An inertial reference frame S and another reference frame S′ have a common origin O. S′ rotates with constant angular velocity ω with respect to S. Assuming the result that
(dtda)S=(dtda)S′+ω×a
for an arbitrary vector a(t), show that
(dt2d2x)S=(dt2d2x)S′+2ω×(dtdx)S′+ω×(ω×x)
where x is the position vector of a point P measured from the origin.
A system of electrically charged particles, all with equal masses m and charges e, moves under the influence of mutual central forces Fij of the form
Fij=(xi−xj)f(∣xi−xj∣)
In addition each particle experiences a Lorentz force due to a constant weak magnetic field B given by
edtdxi×B
Transform the equations of motion to the rotating frame S′. Show that if the angular velocity is chosen to satisfy
ω=−2meB
and if terms of second order in B are neglected, then the equations of motion in the rotating frame are identical to those in the non-rotating frame in the absence of the magnetic field B.