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if an electron is accelerated closer and closer to the speed of light, will its magnetic field grow forever or will it approach a limit?
Yes. Definitely. The magnetic field of a moving charge is proportional to the electric field strength as measured in the charges rest frame, the particle's velocity and the value [itex]\gamma = (1 - \beta^2)^{-1/2}[/itex] which goes to infinity as v -> c.granpa said:if an electron is accelerated closer and closer to the speed of light, will its magnetic field grow forever or will it approach a limit?
granpa said:http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~rfield/PHY2061/images/relativity_21.pdf
if i am reading this correctly, one first calculates the compressed electric field (which increases without limit in one direction) and then the magnetic field is simply the cross product of that and its velocity (which has a limit).
therefore one could say that the magnetic field does have a limit but it and the electric field both get compressed (without limit)due to relativistic length contraction.
The maximum strength of an electron's magnetic field is determined by its charge and mass. According to classical physics, an electron's magnetic field can reach a maximum strength of around 10^-10 tesla.
No, the strength of an electron's magnetic field is always weaker than its electric field. This is because the magnetic field is generated by the electron's spin, which is much smaller than its electric charge.
The strength of an electron's magnetic field can be measured using a device called a magnetometer. This instrument detects and measures the strength and direction of magnetic fields.
Yes, there is a limit to how much an electron's magnetic field can be amplified. This limit is known as the saturation level and is determined by the energy level of the electron. Beyond this limit, the electron's magnetic field cannot be increased.
The strength of an electron's magnetic field plays a crucial role in determining its behavior. It determines how the electron interacts with other particles and how it moves in a magnetic field. The stronger the electron's magnetic field, the more it will be affected by external magnetic fields.