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		jjdredd on April 9, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is Maxwell's theory so hard to understand? (20... > Magnetism is a consequence of relativity and the finite speed of light That doesn't make any sense.

rovolo on April 9, 2020 [–]

Here's a video explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TKSfAkWWN0

Magnetism affects moving charges, but not stationary charges. A magnetic field in your reference frame is really just an electric field in the moving charge's reference frame.

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