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Re: Magnets



Original poster: "David Speck by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <dave-at-davidspeckmd-dot-org>

Terry,
The key is Static vs. moving electrons.
Static electrons make an electric field, but not a magnetic field.
Once you start moving electrons from place to place, with an electron 
current, then you get an accompanying magnetic field.
Dave

Tesla list wrote:

>Original poster: "Terry Fritz" <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>
>
>Hi Matt,
>
>>At 05:36 PM 9/28/2002 -0400, you wrote: 
>>In a message dated 9/28/02 3:51:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
>>tesla-at-pupman-dot-com writes:
>>
>>      There is no separating electricity of magnetism. Every electron has 
>>an electric field. Every flow of electrons produces a magnetic field, every 
>>changing magnetic field causes a flow of electrons, etc. A detailed 
>>explanation of the interrelationship between electricity and magnetism was 
>>given by James Clerk Maxwell ca 1870, and in every general physics text 
>>since then. 
>>Matt D.
>>
>>But, "Static" electric charges have no magnetic field.  Your hair may stand
>>on end and all that to show the very intense electric fields, but no
>>magnetic...  Sorry, couldn't resists :oD
>>
>>Cheers,
>>
>>	Terry
>>