When Negative Beta particles (which are excited electrons) are deflected by
a magnetic field, they are deflected in the direction of the South magnetic
pole (according to what I read), which means that they must be attracted to
the South Pole and rejected by the North Pole. Does this mean that magnetic
South can be related to electrical Positive and magnetic North to electrical
Negative? Are there any general accepted rule in Physics that states this or
something similar?

Thanks in advance.
Simon Streicher

Simon Streicher wrote:
When Negative Beta particles (which are excited electrons) are deflected
by
a magnetic field, they are deflected in the direction of the South
magnetic
pole (according to what I read), which means that they must be attracted
to
the South Pole and rejected by the North Pole. Does this mean that
magnetic
South can be related to electrical Positive and magnetic North to
electrical
Negative? Are there any general accepted rule in Physics that states this
or
something similar?

Thanks in advance.
Simon Streicher


This is probably more than you're looking for, but:

http://www.ieee-uffc.org/freqcontrol/remi/Brendel198.html

Here's a more direct NSF breakdown:

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100358

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Simon Streicher wrote:
When Negative Beta particles (which are excited electrons) are deflected
by
a magnetic field, they are deflected in the direction of the South
magnetic
pole (according to what I read),

which means that they must be attracted
to
the South Pole and rejected by the North Pole. Does this mean that
magnetic
South can be related to electrical Positive and magnetic North to
electrical
Negative? Are there any general accepted rule in Physics that states this
or
something similar?

Thanks in advance.
Simon Streicher


This is probably more than you're looking for, but:

http://www.ieee-uffc.org/freqcontrol/remi/Brendel198.html

Here's a more direct NSF breakdown:

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100358


Thank you. I have not had time to read it all yet, but I think it will be
useful

in answering my question.

In message <1168683839.734086@vasbyt.isdsl.net>, Simon Streicher
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"Grouchy" <zoagria@mac.com> wrote in message
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Simon Streicher wrote:
When Negative Beta particles (which are excited electrons) are
deflected
by
a magnetic field, they are deflected in the direction of the South
magnetic
pole (according to what I read),

If that's really what you read, it's wrong. They are deflected
perpendicular to the magnetic flux.

which means that they must be attracted
to
the South Pole and rejected by the North Pole. Does this mean that
magnetic
South can be related to electrical Positive and magnetic North to
electrical
Negative? Are there any general accepted rule in Physics that states
this
or
something similar?

Thanks in advance.
Simon Streicher


This is probably more than you're looking for, but:

http://www.ieee-uffc.org/freqcontrol/remi/Brendel198.html

Here's a more direct NSF breakdown:

http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=100358


Thank you. I have not had time to read it all yet, but I think it will be
useful

I doubt it, since the first link is to a paper about quartz resonators and
the second is about terrestrial field reversals. Neither is directly about
the motion of free charged particles in a magnetic field. ;-(

in answering my question.

The simple answer is "no", because you're starting from a false premise.

For a better explanation, try any of these:

http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/phys136d/distlab/lab9.htm
http://phoenix.phys.clemson.edu/labs/cupol/eoverm/
http://www.physics.northwestern.edu/Lab/eoverm.pdf
http://physics.chargino.com/phys240f06/etom.pdf
http://www.uccs.edu/~tchriste/courses/PES315/pdfs/e_m.pdf
http://physics.ucsd.edu/was-sdphul/labs/2dl/exp4/exp4-THE.html
--
Richard Herring