Textbook Electrodynamics May Contradict Relativity

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  Textbook Electrodynamics May Contradict Relativity

  By Adrian Cho

  Science27 Apr 2012 : 404

  A scientist claims that the classic formula for the force exerted by electric and magnetic fields—the so-called Lorentz force—clashes with Einstein's special theory of relativity.

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  Textbook Electrodynamics May Contradict Relativity

  By Adrian Cho

  Science27 Apr 2012 : 404

  A scientist claims that the classic formula for the force exerted by electric and magnetic fields—the so-called Lorentz force—clashes with Einstein's special theory of relativity.

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