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Canonical momentum parallel to a uniform magnetic field
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For a constant uniform magnetic field
B
, choose the symmetric gauge
A
=
2
1
B
×
r
. The coordinate parallel to
B
is cyclic, so its canonical momentum is conserved. Since
A
⋅
B
=
0
, this component is also the mechanical momentum
m
r
˙
⋅
B
.
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