If you spin a cylindrical magnet will anything happen to its magnetic field?

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Spinning a cylindrical magnet around its central axis does not alter its magnetic field as perceived by an outside observer. The magnetic poles remain symmetric, and despite the rotation of magnetic domains, the overall magnetic field remains unchanged. Even when flipping the magnet like a coin, the magnetic field rotates with the magnet, but its magnitude and shape stay constant. Thus, the action of spinning does not affect the external magnetic field. The magnetic properties of permanent cylindrical magnets maintain consistency regardless of rotation.
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If the magnetic poles are at the ends of a perfectly symmetric permanent magnet cylinder and and you spin the cylinder around its central axis, will anything happen to the magnetic field?

I feel like something should happen since the magnetic domains are revolving around, but the field is symmetric about the axis.
 
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For permanent cylindrical magnets, if the poles are on the flat surfaces, if you spin the cylindrical magnet on its axis, clockwise or counterclockwise or both at regular/rapid frequency, pulses, nothing will happen to the magnetic field, it won't change to the outside observer.

If you spin the cylindrical magnet in a way for example, if it's a disc and you flip it like coin, the magnetic field will rotate with it but the overall magnitude and field shape will remain the same.
 
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