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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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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.