2011/09/14 by Antoine Royer, Royer, Antoine · 1 citation
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Body force #Classical Physics (physics.class-ph) #Classical mechanics #Computer science #Conservative force #Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Fictitious force #Force density #General Physics (physics.gen-ph) #Geophysics and Sensor Technology #Inertial frame of reference #Line of force #Lorentz force #Lorentz transformation #Magnetic field #Mechanics #Physics #Pressure-gradient force #Quantum mechanics #Relativity and Gravitational Theory #Space (punctuation) #physics.class-ph #physics.gen-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1109.3624
published in arXiv (Cornell University) (Cornell University) · 27 pages
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It is pointed out that the underlying reason why the magnetic force is similar to a Coriolis force is that it is caused by Thomas rotations, induced by successions of non-collinear Lorentz boosts. The magnetic force may even be viewed as a kind of Coriolis force (making perhaps more acceptable the apparent non-existence of magnetic monopoles). We also show that under a change of inertial frames, Faraday lines of force Lorentz contract as if 'etched' in space, while 'Coriolis' terms get added on.