An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

A repeated electromagnetic force on an electrically charged ring particle, nudging the particle in the same direction and at the same point in its orbit. Lorentz resonances are especially important for tiny ring particles whose charge-to-mass ratio is high and whose orbit periods are a simple integer fraction of the rotational period of the planet’s magnetic field (Ellis et al., 2007, Planetary Ring Systems, Springer).

See also: → Lorentz; → resonance.