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Imagine one charge rotating in a circular orbit about a point, and another charge rotating about another point slightly below the first, tracing out two parallel circles on the outside of a cylinder.

Assume you're a stationary observer, relative to the charges rotating around the cylinder.

Because their relative velocities are zero, Biot-Savart seems to imply no magnetic force will be produced between the two charges. But the law assumes a rectilinear velocity, so the question is, does it also hold for rotational velocities, and if not, what is the correct equation?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biot%E2%80%93Savart_law

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They will apply a force on each other. Actually, that's what produces the magnetic pressure inside a solenoid (That's why it's hard to get steady, strong magnetic fields).

Moreover, this is similar to 2 charges moving in 2 straight parallel lines: that's exactly how 2 wires attract each other.

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