Is magnetic field due to an electric current a relativistic effect?

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 180-182

  Jefimenko, Oleg D ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; VELOCITY;

MAGNETIC FLUX DENSITY FIELD; RELATIVISTIC EFFECT; RELATIVISTIC FORCE TRANSFORMATION EQUATIONS;

MAGNETIC FIELDS;

EID: 0030364352     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/17/4/006     Document Type: Article

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1. Since this article is not meant to be a criticism of any textbook, I believe that no specific references to such textbooks are needed.
2. See, for example, Rosser W G V 1968 Classical Electromagnetism via Relativity (New York: Plenum) pp 14-15.
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4. Terrell J 1959 Invisibility of the Lorentz Contraction Phys. Rev. 116 1041-5 Weinstein R 1960 Observation of length by a single observer Am. J. Phys. 28 607-10 Weiskopf V F 1960 The visual appearance of rapidly moving objects Phys. Today 13 24-7 Gamba A 1967 Physical quantities in different reference systems according to relativity Am. J. Phys. 35 83-9 Scott G D and Viner M R 1965 The geometrical appearance of large objects moving at relativistic speeds Am . J. Phys. 33 534-6 Hickey F R 1979 Two-dimensional appearance of a relativistic cube Am. J. Phys. 47 711-4 Suffern K G 1988 The apparent shape of a moving sphere Am. J. Phys. 56 729-33 Jefimenko O D 1995 Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded field integrals for electric and magnetic fields Am. J. Phys. 63 267-72 _ Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge Am. J. Phys. 63 454-9.
5. Terrell J 1959 Invisibility of the Lorentz Contraction Phys. Rev. 116 1041-5 Weinstein R 1960 Observation of length by a single observer Am. J. Phys. 28 607-10 Weiskopf V F 1960 The visual appearance of rapidly moving objects Phys. Today 13 24-7 Gamba A 1967 Physical quantities in different reference systems according to relativity Am. J. Phys. 35 83-9 Scott G D and Viner M R 1965 The geometrical appearance of large objects moving at relativistic speeds Am . J. Phys. 33 534-6 Hickey F R 1979 Two-dimensional appearance of a relativistic cube Am. J. Phys. 47 711-4 Suffern K G 1988 The apparent shape of a moving sphere Am. J. Phys. 56 729-33 Jefimenko O D 1995 Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded field integrals for electric and magnetic fields Am. J. Phys. 63 267-72 _ Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge Am. J. Phys. 63 454-9.
6. Terrell J 1959 Invisibility of the Lorentz Contraction Phys. Rev. 116 1041-5 Weinstein R 1960 Observation of length by a single observer Am. J. Phys. 28 607-10 Weiskopf V F 1960 The visual appearance of rapidly moving objects Phys. Today 13 24-7 Gamba A 1967 Physical quantities in different reference systems according to relativity Am. J. Phys. 35 83-9 Scott G D and Viner M R 1965 The geometrical appearance of large objects moving at relativistic speeds Am . J. Phys. 33 534-6 Hickey F R 1979 Two-dimensional appearance of a relativistic cube Am. J. Phys. 47 711-4 Suffern K G 1988 The apparent shape of a moving sphere Am. J. Phys. 56 729-33 Jefimenko O D 1995 Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded field integrals for electric and magnetic fields Am. J. Phys. 63 267-72 _ Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge Am. J. Phys. 63 454-9.
7. Terrell J 1959 Invisibility of the Lorentz Contraction Phys. Rev. 116 1041-5 Weinstein R 1960 Observation of length by a single observer Am. J. Phys. 28 607-10 Weiskopf V F 1960 The visual appearance of rapidly moving objects Phys. Today 13 24-7 Gamba A 1967 Physical quantities in different reference systems according to relativity Am. J. Phys. 35 83-9 Scott G D and Viner M R 1965 The geometrical appearance of large objects moving at relativistic speeds Am . J. Phys. 33 534-6 Hickey F R 1979 Two-dimensional appearance of a relativistic cube Am. J. Phys. 47 711-4 Suffern K G 1988 The apparent shape of a moving sphere Am. J. Phys. 56 729-33 Jefimenko O D 1995 Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded field integrals for electric and magnetic fields Am. J. Phys. 63 267-72 _ Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge Am. J. Phys. 63 454-9.
8. Terrell J 1959 Invisibility of the Lorentz Contraction Phys. Rev. 116 1041-5 Weinstein R 1960 Observation of length by a single observer Am. J. Phys. 28 607-10 Weiskopf V F 1960 The visual appearance of rapidly moving objects Phys. Today 13 24-7 Gamba A 1967 Physical quantities in different reference systems according to relativity Am. J. Phys. 35 83-9 Scott G D and Viner M R 1965 The geometrical appearance of large objects moving at relativistic speeds Am . J. Phys. 33 534-6 Hickey F R 1979 Two-dimensional appearance of a relativistic cube Am. J. Phys. 47 711-4 Suffern K G 1988 The apparent shape of a moving sphere Am. J. Phys. 56 729-33 Jefimenko O D 1995 Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded field integrals for electric and magnetic fields Am. J. Phys. 63 267-72 _ Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge Am. J. Phys. 63 454-9.
9. Terrell J 1959 Invisibility of the Lorentz Contraction Phys. Rev. 116 1041-5 Weinstein R 1960 Observation of length by a single observer Am. J. Phys. 28 607-10 Weiskopf V F 1960 The visual appearance of rapidly moving objects Phys. Today 13 24-7 Gamba A 1967 Physical quantities in different reference systems according to relativity Am. J. Phys. 35 83-9 Scott G D and Viner M R 1965 The geometrical appearance of large objects moving at relativistic speeds Am . J. Phys. 33 534-6 Hickey F R 1979 Two-dimensional appearance of a relativistic cube Am. J. Phys. 47 711-4 Suffern K G 1988 The apparent shape of a moving sphere Am. J. Phys. 56 729-33 Jefimenko O D 1995 Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded field integrals for electric and magnetic fields Am. J. Phys. 63 267-72 _ Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge Am. J. Phys. 63 454-9.
10. Terrell J 1959 Invisibility of the Lorentz Contraction Phys. Rev. 116 1041-5 Weinstein R 1960 Observation of length by a single observer Am. J. Phys. 28 607-10 Weiskopf V F 1960 The visual appearance of rapidly moving objects Phys. Today 13 24-7 Gamba A 1967 Physical quantities in different reference systems according to relativity Am. J. Phys. 35 83-9 Scott G D and Viner M R 1965 The geometrical appearance of large objects moving at relativistic speeds Am . J. Phys. 33 534-6 Hickey F R 1979 Two-dimensional appearance of a relativistic cube Am. J. Phys. 47 711-4 Suffern K G 1988 The apparent shape of a moving sphere Am. J. Phys. 56 729-33 Jefimenko O D 1995 Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded field integrals for electric and magnetic fields Am. J. Phys. 63 267-72 _ Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge Am. J. Phys. 63 454-9.
11. Terrell J 1959 Invisibility of the Lorentz Contraction Phys. Rev. 116 1041-5 Weinstein R 1960 Observation of length by a single observer Am. J. Phys. 28 607-10 Weiskopf V F 1960 The visual appearance of rapidly moving objects Phys. Today 13 24-7 Gamba A 1967 Physical quantities in different reference systems according to relativity Am. J. Phys. 35 83-9 Scott G D and Viner M R 1965 The geometrical appearance of large objects moving at relativistic speeds Am . J. Phys. 33 534-6 Hickey F R 1979 Two-dimensional appearance of a relativistic cube Am. J. Phys. 47 711-4 Suffern K G 1988 The apparent shape of a moving sphere Am. J. Phys. 56 729-33 Jefimenko O D 1995 Retardation and relativity: Derivation of Lorentz-Einstein transformations from retarded field integrals for electric and magnetic fields Am. J. Phys. 63 267-72 _ Retardation and relativity: The case of a moving line charge Am. J. Phys. 63 454-9.
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