Does the Speed of Electrons Affect Their Magnetic Field?

crx · May 10, 2010

The magnetic field created by a stream of electron flow in vacuum depends only by the current or depends by the electrons speed too?

Livect · May 10, 2010

The electron speed affects the current, as current is Q/t. Higher electron speed would mean higher current. So both would affect the induced magnetic field.

crx · May 10, 2010

Livect said:

The electron speed affects the current, as current is Q/t. Higher electron speed would mean higher current. So both would affect the induced magnetic field.

I was thinking at the same thing after i posted...That means that a few faster enough electrons would create the same magnetic field as many slower electrons..

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