Does A Mangetic Field Have Frequency?

[BlindlyThinkN]

New Member - I have to say - This site is amazing- Great find, Been reading for hours now and I have come to a question I could not search'n find!

Does a magnetic field (non-electrically generated) have a frequency?

i.e. Earth Magnet

Any info on this topic would be oh so interesting to me.

 

[gendou2]

As I understand, the magnetic properties of an Earth Magnet are caused by Ferromagnetism.
This effect is due to quantum mechanical spin, not classical motion.
So, there's no classical frequency to a magnet.

 

[Naty1]

Have you read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_field

there's a LOT there to digest! and note the "SEE ALSO" at the bottom of that reference.

A stationary magnetic produces a stationary magnetic field to a stationary observer analogous to a stationary mass producing a stationary gravitational field; oscillate either and the fields follow suite.
However an oscillating magnetic field tranforms to an electric field. And an oscillating observer will see an oscillating field.