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<onlyinclude>The '''electromagnetic force''', also called the '''Lorentz force''', explains how both moving and stationary [[charge]]d particles interact. It's called the electromagnetic force because it includes the formerly distinct electric force and the magnetic force; magnetic forces and electric forces are really the same fundamental force.</onlyinclude> The electromagnetic force is one of the four [[fundamental force]]s. | <onlyinclude>The '''electromagnetic force''', also called the '''Lorentz force''', explains how both moving and stationary [[charge]]d particles interact. It's called the electromagnetic force because it includes the formerly distinct [[electric force]] and the [[magnetic force]]; magnetic forces and electric forces are really the same fundamental force.</onlyinclude><ref name=Knight>R. D. Knight, "The Lorentz force Law" in ''Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach,'' 3nd ed. San Francisco, U.S.A.: Pearson Addison-Wesley, 2008, ch.35, sec.5, pp. 1096-1097 </ref> The electromagnetic force is one of the four [[fundamental force]]s. | ||
The electric force acts between all charged particles, whether or not they're moving. The magnetic force acts between moving charged particles. This means that every charged particle gives off an [[electric field]], whether or not it's moving. Moving charged particles (like those in | The electric force acts between all charged particles, whether or not they're moving.<ref name= Knight/> The magnetic force acts between moving charged particles. This means that every charged particle gives off an [[electric field]], whether or not it's moving. Moving charged particles (like those in [[electric current]]) give off [[magnetic field]]s. Einstein developed his theory of [http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/relativ/relcon.html relativity] from the idea that if the observer moves with the charged particles, magnetic fields transform into electric fields and vice versa! One special case of the electromagnetic force, when all the charges are point charges (or can be broken up into point charges), is [[Coulomb's law]]. | ||
Because calculating the force from every single individual charge on every other individual charge is ridiculously complicated, physicists have developed tools to simplify these calculations. These simplified calculations turn into the macroscopic, everyday | Because calculating the force from every single individual charge on every other individual charge is ridiculously complicated, physicists have developed tools to simplify these calculations. These simplified calculations turn into the macroscopic, everyday phenomena listed below: | ||
*[[everyday force]]s like | *[[everyday force]]s like | ||
**[[tension]] and [[elasticity]] | **[[tension]] and [[elasticity]] | ||
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The other videos look at the [[strong nuclear force]], [[weak nuclear force]], and [[gravity]]. Check out their [https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow youtube channel] for more videos like these! (a wonderful resource for curious people). | The other videos look at the [[strong nuclear force]], [[weak nuclear force]], and [[gravity]]. Check out their [https://www.youtube.com/user/scishow youtube channel] for more videos like these! (a wonderful resource for curious people). | ||
== For Further Reading == | |||
For further information please see the related pages below: | |||
*[[Strong nuclear force]] | |||
*[[Weak nuclear force]] | |||
*[[Gravity]] | |||
*[[Electric generator]] | |||
* Or explore a [[Special:Random| random page!]] | |||
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Revision as of 19:06, 11 May 2018
The electromagnetic force, also called the Lorentz force, explains how both moving and stationary charged particles interact. It's called the electromagnetic force because it includes the formerly distinct electric force and the magnetic force; magnetic forces and electric forces are really the same fundamental force.[1] The electromagnetic force is one of the four fundamental forces.
The electric force acts between all charged particles, whether or not they're moving.[1] The magnetic force acts between moving charged particles. This means that every charged particle gives off an electric field, whether or not it's moving. Moving charged particles (like those in electric current) give off magnetic fields. Einstein developed his theory of relativity from the idea that if the observer moves with the charged particles, magnetic fields transform into electric fields and vice versa! One special case of the electromagnetic force, when all the charges are point charges (or can be broken up into point charges), is Coulomb's law.
Because calculating the force from every single individual charge on every other individual charge is ridiculously complicated, physicists have developed tools to simplify these calculations. These simplified calculations turn into the macroscopic, everyday phenomena listed below:
- everyday forces like
- tension and elasticity
- friction (how a shoe moves a person forward)
- normal force (how the shoe doesn't fall through the road that it's sitting on)
- air drag
- most of chemistry
- keeping atoms together
- chemical bonds between atoms to form molecules, like in combustion
- keeping solids a particular shape
- Sticky things like tape or tar sticking to surfaces
- Magnets sticking artwork to a refrigerator
- The force felt on electrons in a loop of wire when near a changing magnetic field. The electromagnetic force is very closely related to the electromotive force, which is what causes electric current to flow.
Modern physics has unified the electromagnetic and weak forces into the electroweak force. A full understanding of the electromagnetic force and the full implications of electromagnetism takes many years of study. Some good places to go for more information on electromagnetism include hyperphysics.
Below is the Scishow's series on fundamental forces part 4a (electricity) and 4b (magnetism):
And here is part 2.
The other videos look at the strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, and gravity. Check out their youtube channel for more videos like these! (a wonderful resource for curious people).
For Further Reading
For further information please see the related pages below: