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A charge moving with constant linear velocity does produce a magnetic field, contrary to the initial claim. This is explained through Maxwell's equations and Lorentz transformations, which show that the electromagnetic field is frame-dependent, meaning observers in different frames will perceive the presence or absence of magnetic fields differently. The discussion emphasizes that while a charge at rest only generates an electric field, a moving charge generates both electric and magnetic fields in the observer's frame. The concept of absolute motion or aether is dismissed, as special relativity does not support a preferred reference frame. Experimental evidence for these principles is acknowledged as lacking for single charged particles, yet macroscopic observations in electrical engineering align with theoretical predictions.
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Maciej Orman said:
Yes, except this is only a theory and if such was true we would have a method of absolute speed measuring using excess charge body as a sensor...
No you would not. For the reason I've given twice, and vanhees71 and A.T. have given at least once each.
 
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Ibix said:
According to the link in my previous post, Rowland had a 20cm diameter ring charged to 10-7C spinning at 50 revs/s. And was able to detect a magnetic field from it, which suggests epic experimental skills to me.
No, triboelectric charging method creates volume charge for which there is no method of measurement... Thus suggesting that the charge is much larger than estimated...
 
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Maciej Orman said:
No, triboelectric charging method creates volume charge for which there is no method of measurement... Thus suggesting that the charge is much larger than estimated...
Reference please.
 
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Ibix said:
Reference, please. Note that simply citing the Rowland disc is not sufficient, since the results are entirely explicable in terms of the linear speed of the charges (see p98-9 of https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MbSUqqzFDocC&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=rowland+disc+experiment&source=bl&ots=0OzuvkesWW&sig=G_oqn3m8UNNQmnz97pz9_tQXVyQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiI3dfXo_LVAhWGC8AKHbvyCWsQ6AEIDTAB#v=onepage&q=rowland disc experiment&f=false).
The point of Rowland's experiment (and other similar experiments in the late 19th century) was to proof that electric currents are due to moving charges ("electrons"). Nowadays that sounds trivial, because according to our present understanding all electric currents (and magnetizations) are due to elementary particles, but at this time the very nature of electric charges and currents was not that clear.

If I understand the excerpt from the textbook right, you have a charged ring of radius ##R##. The corresponding current density is
$$\vec{j}(\vec{x})=\rho \vec{v}=\frac{q}{2 \pi R} \delta(\varrho-R) \delta(z) \omega \varrho \vec{e}_{\varphi},$$
where ##(\varrho,\varphi,z)## are standard cylinder coordinates. The corresponding magnetic field can be calculated using the vector potential (in Coulomb gauge),
$$\vec{A}(\vec{x})=\frac{1}{c} \int_{\mathbb{R}^3} \mathrm{d}^3 \vec{x} \frac{\vec{j}(\vec{x}')}{4 \pi |\vec{x}-\vec{x}'|},$$
and finally the magnetic field as
$$\vec{B}=\vec{\nabla} \times \vec{A}.$$
The integral can be found in some good textbooks (like Jackson), leading to elliptic functions.
 
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