How Einstein saved magnet theory

Magnetism is one of the most bizarre of known classical physics phenomena, with many counter intuitive effects. Even weirder, when one uses Maxwell’s equations (the laws that describe electromagnetism) and traditional Galilean relativity, you can see that magnetism makes no sense at all. However, when one uses Einstein’s theory of relativity, it all makes perfect sense. In this video, Fermilab’s Dr. Don Lincoln helps sort it all out. Magnetism for parallel wires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEgxjuOx8R4 Magnetism for parallel wires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfSJ62mzKyY Purcell simplified: https://physics.weber.edu/schroeder/mrr/mrrtalk.html Purcell E M and Morin D J 2013 Electricity and Magnetism Harvard University Mass. Third edition pp 259-264. Length contraction video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Poz_95_0RA Fermilab physics 101: https://www.fnal.gov/pub/science/particle-physics-101/index.html Fermilab home page: https://fnal.gov