Sunday, 12 October 2014

electromagnetism - Mechanism by which a moving single electron generates a magnetic field



It is possible to generate a single flying electron (S. Hermelin, et.al., "Electrons surfing on a sound wave as a platform for quantum optics with flying electrons", Nature, 21 Sept 2011, 477 (7365)).


What is the mechanism by which such a single electron moving in free space generates a magnetic field?




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