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Larmor theorem
noun
, Physics.
- the theorem that an electron subjected only to the force exerted by the nucleus about which it is moving will undergo Larmor precession but no other change in motion when placed in a magnetic field.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Larmor theorem1
First recorded in 1920–25; Larmor precession
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