gyrophase

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noun

The angle in the perpendicular plane between a reference direction the gyroradius vector.

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Meanings

noungyrophase (plural gyrophases)

plural gyrophases

  1. natural sciencesThe angle in the perpendicular plane between a reference direction the gyroradius vector.

    The latter is eventually averaged over the gyrophase to produce Littlejohn's guiding-center equations.

    2016, Cesare Tronci, “From liquid crystal models to the guiding-center theory of magnetized plasmas”, in arXiv

Origin

From gyro- + phase.

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