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DrDanger
Aug18-09, 03:15 AM
Are electricity and magnetism field lines the same? please be detailed!

fatra2
Aug18-09, 06:49 AM
Instead of writing a book on the subject (since many others did), I will keep my answer short.

To make it simple, a charged particle creates an electric field. A moving charged particle creates also a magnetic field. Both of them are of the same nature, but not the same.

Cheers

DaleSpam
Aug18-09, 08:07 AM
Are electricity and magnetism field lines the same?No.please be detailed!Your question is not terribly detailed. I don't know how you expect a detailed response. In any case, pay more attention to the fields themselves than the field lines. The field lines are just a graphical tool for plotting the fields.