Is Coulomb's law valid in a non-inertial frame?

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Coulomb's law does not hold in a non-inertial frame, even if charges remain static and the observer does not move. In such frames, the Coulomb force field becomes distorted due to fictitious forces. Specifically, under constant proper acceleration, radiation from static charges is not observed, but the field's distortion invalidates Coulomb's law. Therefore, the conclusion is that the expected Coulomb force will not be experienced as it would in an inertial frame. The discussion highlights the limitations of classical physics in non-inertial contexts.
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Hi,
I was wondering, if the charges do not move in a non inertial frame and I don't move too in this frame, will I see the same Coulomb force, some fictitious forces and radiation coming from these static charges?
Thanks!
 
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A.T. said:
just a distorted Coulomb force field
Note that the distorted field means that Coulomb’s law is not valid. So the short but correct answer to the OP’s question is “no”.
 

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