<p align="right">Last Update: <font color="#4f81bd">July, 29, 2024</font></p> ## BIG IDEAS - This is a component of the [[Electromagnetic Force|electromagnetic force]]. - It specifically refers to the force exerted by a magnetic field on moving charged particles or other magnetic materials. - The magnetic force on a particle with charge $q$ moving with velocity $\vec v$ in a magnetic field $\mathbf{B}$ is given by the Lorentz force equation: $\mathbf{F} = q\mathbf{v} \times \mathbf{B}$. - It is responsible for phenomena such as the attraction and repulsion between magnets. - The force is stronger near the poles of the magnet and decreases with distance from the magnet. --- Return [[Home|Home]] | [[Magnetism]] | [[Magnets]] | [[Magnetic Force]] | [[Electromagnetic Force]] | [[Notes Vault/Physics Notes Vault/Particle Physics/Fundamental Forces of Nature|Fundamental Forces of Nature]]