Deriving magnetism from electricity and relativity
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Deriving magnetism from electricity and relativity by
Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-05-09 +Created 1970-01-01
It appears that Maxwell's equations can be derived directly from Coulomb's law + special relativity:
This idea is suggested by the charged particle moving at the same speed of electrons thought experiment, which indicates that magnetism is just a consenquence of special relativity.
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