👉 Counterhammering is a concept in physics that describes the behavior of particles or waves as they interact with a magnetic field. It is named after the hammer used by ancient Greek philosophers to strike on the head of a deity, who was said to have struck it and thus received the divine blessing. In counterhammering, the particles or waves are subjected to an external magnetic field in such a way that their energy is transferred into a higher frequency wave. This process can be described mathematically as:
