On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 9:44 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote:
> Once I made a calculation of the attraction between two charged particles > that are moving together at a constant velocity relative to my frame of > reference. I was pleasantly surprised to find that as the velocity of the > two charges approached the speed of light, a perfect balance between the > electric force and the magnetic force was achieved. This implied that > there would be precisely zero electromagnetic force between the two and > hence no acceleration either together or apart at the speed of light. This > matches the special theory of relativity since at light speed the time > dilation reaches infinity for the objects being viewed. > > Since their time was slowed down to zero, they should not be seen as > accelerating towards or away from each other. > > Dave > > > Dave, what do you mean by "moving together"? Moving on parallel paths at constant velocity or moving off in different directions at constant velocity? Harry
