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    Graduate What Will an Observer Measure When Riding on a Moving Electron in a Wire?

    hi, i'm puzzled. if an observer stands next to a length of wire with a dc current in it, he will detect a circular magnetic field around the wire due to the movement of the electrons, but no electric field due to the cancellation of the electrons' and protons' electric fields. what...
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    Undergrad Do Currents Exhibit Inertia Even Without Inductance?

    inductance of seawater an interesting case may be when you have an electric circuit comprising of two widely-separted electrodes placed into seawater passing an electric current between them driven by a source. the ions in the seawater are the charge carries for the seawater-part of the...