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Deriving magnetism from electricity and relativity by Ciro Santilli 37 Updated 2025-07-16
It appears that Maxwell's equations can be derived directly from Coulomb's law + special relativity:
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_electromagnetism_and_special_relativity#Deriving_magnetism_from_electrostatics
  • physics.stackexchange.com/questions/3618/can-maxwells-equations-be-derived-from-coulombs-law-and-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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