precession of the orbit of an electron in an atom that is subjected to a magnetic field
Word origin
C20: named after Sir Joseph Larmor (1857–1942), British physicist
Larmor precession in American English
(ˈlɑːrmɔr)
noun
Physics
the precession of charged particles, as electrons, placed in a magnetic field, the frequency of the precession (Larmor frequency) being equal to the electronic charge times the strength of the magnetic field divided by 4π times the mass
Word origin
[1925–30; named after Sir Joseph Larmor (1857–1942), English mathematician]