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Homework Statement
Cylinder electron gas with density of ne= 1010 and radius or r=1cm is inside magnetic field of B=104 Gauss.
If we change the electron gas with
(i) muon gas
(ii) proton gas
does the Drift Velocity change?
Homework Equations
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Boltzmann equation of density: n=noexp(-qΦ/KT)
Ve=cE/B= (solving from Gauss) =2πcqrn/B (drift velocity of electrons)
charge of proton=e= 4.8 x 10-10 statC
Mass of muon= 207me , charge of muon= -e
The Attempt at a Solution
change the charge of electrons to the charges of protons and muons in the Ve equation. But I feel this is wrong because in both (i) and (ii) the V doesn't change because their charges are qp=e and qμ= -e.
but why does it also give the Muon mass? Can I use the density equation of ρ=m/V for the muon and the proton? Why is it that we use the Boltzmann density equation for plasma and not the ρ=m/V?