Dialogue concerning magnetic forces

Q1 Arts and Humanities

Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics Pub Date : 2019-11-01 DOI:10.1016/j.shpsb.2019.07.002

Georg Lentze

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Abstract

The question of how best to explain magnetic forces between uniformly moving charges has divided physicists. A fictitious dialogue styled on David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion (1779) crystallises the various views expressed in the literature around three positions: a) special relativity can explain such forces as a relativistic aspect of electricity; b) special relativity cannot explain such forces and no explanation is required; c) special relativity cannot explain such forces and an alternative explanation is required. The arguments deployed suggest that it is possible to achieve a deeper understanding of the forces between moving charges than is commonly assumed.

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关于磁力的对话

如何最好地解释均匀运动电荷之间的磁力，这个问题使物理学家们产生了分歧。大卫·休谟的《自然宗教对话录》(1779)中有一段虚构的对话，它将文献中围绕三个立场表达的各种观点结合起来:A)狭义相对论可以将这种力解释为电的相对论性方面;B)狭义相对论不能解释这些力，也不需要解释;C)狭义相对论不能解释这种力，需要另一种解释。所提出的论点表明，对移动电荷之间的力有可能比通常假设的更深入的理解。

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Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics 物理-科学史与科学哲学

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期刊介绍： Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics is devoted to all aspects of the history and philosophy of modern physics broadly understood, including physical aspects of astronomy, chemistry and other non-biological sciences. The primary focus is on physics from the mid/late-nineteenth century to the present, the period of emergence of the kind of theoretical physics that has come to dominate the exact sciences in the twentieth century. The journal is internationally oriented with contributions from a wide range of perspectives. In addition to purely historical or philosophical papers, the editors particularly encourage papers that combine these two disciplines. The editors are also keen to publish papers of interest to physicists, as well as specialists in history and philosophy of physics.