Larmor theorem

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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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Origin of Larmor theorem

First recorded in 1920–25; see origin at Larmor precession

Words nearby Larmor theorem

lark sparrow, larkspur, larky, larmen, Larmor precession, Larmor theorem, larn, larnax, Larne, larney, La Rochefoucauld

How to use Larmor theorem in a sentence

Infinite Monkey Theorem has also landed praise in national publications including Wine Spectator as recently as last year.
Taste Off: Super Bowl State Wines From Colorado and Washington|Jordan Salcito|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A few years ago, I attended a party hosted by The Infinite Monkey Theorem.
Taste Off: Super Bowl State Wines From Colorado and Washington|Jordan Salcito|February 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This, however, is not a question of the method of the social science, but a theorem of the science itself.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill
This was M. Comte's opinion; but it is by no means implied in his fundamental theorem.
A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive|John Stuart Mill

A modern historian aptly remarks that the medicine of the present "embraces nothing but a theorem of investigation by the senses."
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
But as it seems not yet to have been stated clearly enough, I will here try to put my entire theorem into an unmistakable form.
The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3)|John Ruskin
But in the proof of this great theorem two influences were neglected, either of which is fatal to its validity.
A Text-Book of Astronomy|George C. Comstock