Do charges accelerate because their field lines are changed?

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The discussion explores whether changes in electric field lines due to one charge affect the acceleration of another charge. It suggests that when two charges are released, the repulsion caused by their field lines could lead to acceleration as they adjust to changes in their geometric configuration. The conversation also touches on the idea that particles may strive to return to a natural state of field alignment, prompting movement. While the formal definition of force involves the equation F=qE, the participants are interested in a more conceptual understanding of the relationship between field changes and charge acceleration. Overall, the idea is presented that field dynamics could influence particle behavior beyond traditional definitions.
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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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It may be shown from the equations of electromagnetism, by James Clerk Maxwell in the 1860’s, that the speed of light in the vacuum of free space is related to electric permittivity (ϵ) and magnetic permeability (μ) by the equation: c=1/√( μ ϵ ) . This value is a constant for the vacuum of free space and is independent of the motion of the observer. It was this fact, in part, that led Albert Einstein to Special Relativity.
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