Pop quiz - electron magnetic field - dynamic or static

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An electron in motion generates a magnetic field that is linked to its movement, raising questions about the nature of this field in different frames of reference. The discussion explores whether the magnetic field is fixed to the electron or if it implies the existence of an absolute aether. It also considers if the electrostatic potential arises from the electron's motion or if it is a result of the electron's interaction with its own field. The conversation hints at a deeper inquiry into the fundamental nature of electrons and their fields. Overall, the topic emphasizes the complex relationship between an electron's motion and the magnetic field it produces.
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An electron in motion carries a magnetic field ...

Quiz question:--

1. Does its magnetic field travel fixed to the electron, and is therefor a -moving- magnetic field and induces an electrostatic potential in a perpendicular wire reaching-but-not-preventing the electron...?

2. If not, Does this prove the existence of an absolute aether (not necessarily constant or stable) in which the magnetic field exists as the consequence of a passing electron ... or conversely existing...?

3. Or, Does an electrostatic potential exist solely by the passing electron "pushing" its way passed...?

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RaymondKennethPetry said:
An electron in motion carries a magnetic field ...
Oh really? Answer this: In a frame in which the electron is at rest, what is its magnetic field?
 
Obviously, its presence ... but that's another quiz question topic-thread, on the structure of the electron itself in space ...

Think about: Does an electron exist apart from its electrostatic field?- No.

Then it is not an electron affected by an electric field but the electron's field, so affected ...

There is no electron, there is no magnetic field: The field is one, and is an activity of the aether ... But that's a harder answer than the original question, so please, stay with the topic: "An electron...carries a magnetic field" ... the motion was in the premise not the question.

REF: < link deleted >

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