A study of the relativistic interaction of moving charges
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1968
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Starting only with Coulomb's law and the Theory of Special Relativity it is shown that radiation forces, magnetic forces and magnetic induction fields can be derived in terms of relative charge velocity and direct charge-to-charge interaction. To do this it was necessary to define "True" and "Apparent" positions of a distant moving charge as measured from a stationary charge. "True" position is defined as that position where the distant charge would be coincident with a stationary charge; "apparent" position is determined by light transit time...