Recent content by Andrew Bernard

I actually think I figured out my own question guys. The reason the compass is deflected near the wire is not due to the stationary charges of the iron, but their self-induced magnetic field (with moving electron on atoms) that interact with the moving charges in the wire. That's the reason a...

If it is parallel to the straight wire then that means it would be orthogonal to the magnetic field. But if it the object isn't moving how would it experience a magnetic force?

I have no idea, and I'm not sure how this pertains to my questions. If there is some insight I'd love to here.

I'm having some confusion about the creation of magnetic field lines. How I understand it so far, is that a magnetic field is basically an electric field viewed from a relative point. I don't have a great understanding so far, as I just started to learn about it, but I've learned that objects...