> > > In his model the coloumb force between two like charges increases when the > charges are moving together and decreases when they are moving apart. >
This would lead to a few interesting conclusions if true. In a current carrying wire, stationary electrons in the wire would would face increased repulsion to the electrons approaching and decreased repulsion to those receding. This would induce those stationary electrons to move, and as such it would mean electron drift current in a wire would always increase to be a movement of all the free electrons (at a slower speed). The other is that the electrons that make up the current would see the Columbic force of the protons as changed by this motion. To be honest I have not looked into the claim enough to understand if in this example the electrons attraction to the approaching protons is decreased or increased by this, but it should either assist or retard the current. Since this is not known, does this disprove that this force exists, at least in a relativistic sense. It could still exist with motion through a reference frame since in that case the protons aren't moving and as such are excluded from this interaction. John
