The 'why' of electromagnetic induction

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Are electromagnetic waves always caused by a moving charge? A magnetic field can induce current in a conductor if the magnetic flux going through this conductor changes, is this reversible? So does an electric field cause a magnetic field because the electric flux ('through' what?) changes? Is there an intuitive understanding of this phenomena?
 
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Yes, the way to understand this is Maxwell equations, there you can see the symmetry between electric and magnetic fields :)

There you can see that: a flux of electric field causes a rotational magnetic field, and a flux of magnetic field causes a rotational electric field.

And there also you can do some assumptions about "magnetic charges" if you wish :D, heheheh. Some fancy imagination ;)

If you have some specific question, just ask :)