Originally Posted By: paul


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In the nonrelativistic approximation, the frequency does not depend upon the radius of the particle's orbit, since the particle's mass is constant. As the beam spirals out, its frequency does not decrease, and it must continue to accelerate, as it is travelling a greater distance in the same time period.



that says the particles mass is constant.


Gentle readers: Again Paul ignores the part of the quote that suggests that he is wrong. I enlarged the relevant text so that he should be able to see it. What they are talking about is an approximation, not reality. It works as long as you keep the velocity low. As it increases you need to use the relativistic calculation.

Bill Gill

C is not the speed of light in a vacuum.
C is the universal speed limit.