A particle with charge q is confined to the x-y plane and sits at rest somewhere away

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A particle with charge q is confined to the x-y plane and sits at rest somewhere away from the origin until t = 0. At that moment, a magnetic field B(x, y) = Φδ(x)δ(y)Ẑ turns on with a value of Φ which increases at a constant rate from zero. During the subsequent motion of the particle, show that the quantity L + qΦ /2π is a constant of the motion where L is the mechanical angular momentum of the particle with respect to the origin and Φ = Φ Ẑ.

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