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鈥淚n a certain inertial frame S, the electric field E and the magnetic field B are neither parallel nor perpendicular, at a particular space-time point. Show that in a different inertial system S, moving relative to S with velocity v given by

v1+v2/c2=EBB2+E2/c2

the fieldsEandBare parallel at that point. Is there a frame in which the two are perpendicular?

Short Answer

Expert verified

In a differential inertial system Smoving to relative to S with velocity v is

localid="1654598713572" v1+v2c2=EBB2E2c2

and no, there can be no frame in which the two are perpendicular.

Step by step solution

01

Determine the coordinates of E and B in  frame:

Consider the axes so that E points lie in the z-direction, and B lies in the yz plane at an angle .

As E lies in the z-direction, write the coordinate of E in S frame.

E(0,0,E)

Similarly, asBlies in theyzdirection, write the coordinates atBinSframe.

B(0,B肠辞蝉蠒,B肠辞蝉蠒)

Write the coordinates of E in S frame.

localid="1654602630736" E=(0,-纬惫叠蝉颈苍蠒,(E+vB肠辞蝉蠒))

Write the coordinates of B in Sframe.

B=o,yBcos+vc2E,yBcos

02

Prove that :

Using equation 12.109, write the complete set of transformation rules for an electric field.

E=ExE=yEy-vBcE=yEy+vBc

Similarly, write the complete set of transformation rules for a magnetic field.

Bx=BxBy=yBy+vc2EzBz=yBz-vc2Ey

Equate EyBy-ExBz:

Substitute localid="1654600759816" Bz=纬B蝉颈苍蠒,Ez=(E+vB肠辞蝉蠒),By=yBcos+vc2Eand Ey=-纬惫叠蝉颈苍蠒 in the above obtained expression.

Ey-vBxBy+vc2Ez=Ez-vByBz+vc2Ey-yvBsinyBcos+vc2E=yE+vBcosyBsin-vB2sin2=Bcos+vc2EE+vBcos0=EBcos+vB2cos2+vc2E2+v2c2EBcos

On further solving,

localid="1654602636380" EBcos+vB2+vc2E2+v2c2EBcos=0EBcos1+v2c2+vB2+vc2E2=0-EBcos1+v2E2=vB2+E2c2v1+v2E2=-EBcosB2-E2c2 鈥︹ (1)

Calculate the cross product of EB.

localid="1654602416573" EB=xyzooEoBcosBsinEB=xoBcos-Esin-yBsin-Eo+zoBcos+ooEB=-EBcosx

Substitute EBfor -EBcosx in equation (1).

localid="1654602578114" v1+v2c2=EBB2-E2c2

No, there can be no frame in which E is perpendicular to B because as the dot product of E and B is invariant and not equal to zero, it can鈥檛 be zero in Sframe.

Therefore, in a differential inertial system Smoving to relative to S with velocity v is

v1+v2c2=EBB2-E2c2

and no, there can be no frame in which the two are perpendicular.

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