Does the magnetic field at a fixed point in space, caused by a charged particle moving at constant speed change as the charged particle moves past it?

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And if it does, does that mean that an electromagnetic wave is being generated at that point? Since both the electric field and the magnetic field are changing?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 04 '22 at 13:59

The electric and magnetic fields changing does not necessarily mean that an electromagnetic wave is produced.

So the electric and magnetic field do change when a charge moving at a constant velocity passes by a fixed point in space but it does not produce an electromagnetic wave as explained in the answers to the question, Why doesn't a charged particle moving with constant velocity produce electromagnetic waves?

Does the magnetic field at a fixed point in space, caused by a charged particle moving at constant speed change as the charged particle moves past it?

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