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Countable periodic solutions of the Lorentz force equation under a time-dependent current

Dynamical Systems 2026-03-04 v1

Abstract

The resonant dynamics of a charged particle, governed by the Lorentz force equation in an electromagnetic field generated by a current-carrying wire with a small harmonic modulation, is considered in this study. When regarded as a Hamiltonian system with periodic perturbation, the resonance of periodic orbits in the unperturbed system is analyzed by the Melnikov method. The existence of exactly one harmonic radial periodic solution with period T1T_1 is confirmed, matching the period of the current. Moreover, it is established that any other radial periodic solution must be subharmonic with period nT1nT_1 for some integer n>1n > 1, with at most one such solution for each nn. Dynamically, these surviving periodic orbits correspond to invariant cylinders that partition the phase space and globally confine the particle's radial motion.

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@article{arxiv.2603.02839,
  title  = {Countable periodic solutions of the Lorentz force equation under a time-dependent current},
  author = {Ka Xie and Pengcheng Xu and Zuohuan Zheng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.02839},
  year   = {2026}
}
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