Do charges accelerate because their field lines are changed?

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The discussion centers on the relationship between electric charges and their field lines, specifically whether changes in field lines cause charges to accelerate. It is established that when two charges are released, the repulsion between them alters their respective electric fields, leading to a change in their geometric configuration. The inquiry suggests that an accelerating charge adjusts its position to maintain a natural state of field line orientation, although this perspective is not formally recognized in physics. The formal definition of force on a charge is given by F=qE, where F is force, q is charge, and E is the electric field.

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I ask this because of this diagram.

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Say that two charges are held a certain distance apart and are let go. Well, we see that the field lines of one charge repels the other.

And I noticed that the field lines for an accelerating charge also bends.
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So can we say that because one field changes the geometric configuration of the other field, the other charge must accelerate to accompany that change?

I know the formal definition involves charges(F=qE), but I want to know if it can be viewed from another perspective.
 
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I guess you could think of it in a way that states that a particle wants to return to its natural configuration with all field lines point straight outward/innward. So it seeks that natural state by moving. That definitely isn't an official law or anything but it definitely gets the idea across. But that wouldn't describe opposite charges.
 
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