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Orion Ciftja1, Cleo L Bentley1
1Department of Physics, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA.
Abstract:
We study the planar dynamics of a charged particle subjected to a radially repulsive inverted harmonic potential and a perpendicular uniform magnetic field, a configuration that is relevant to nanoscale-charged transport and confinement in low-dimensional systems. The competition between the destabilizing central repulsion and magnetic field-induced rotational motion gives rise to rich trajectory behavior, including spiraling, unbounded escape, and parameter-dependent quasi-confined motion. The governing coupled differential equations of motion are solved analytically. The resulting trajectories are classified as functions of system parameters. The proposed framework provides insight into charge carrier dynamics in nanostructured environments such as quantum wells, 2D materials, and plasma-like nanosystems, where effective repulsive potentials may arise from external gating or collective interactions. In addition, the model offers a classical analogue for interpreting features associated with magnetic confinement in non-equilibrium or unstable regimes. These results contribute to the theoretical foundation for designing and controlling charged particle motion in emerging nanomaterials and devices.
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