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When a charged particle moves thru magnetic field, it is affected by Lorentz force. But does the magnetic field surrounding the particle experience a force opposite to the particles Lorentz force ? For example, if the magnetic field is generated with permanent magnets, do the magnets experience opposite force than the moving particle ? Or is there no opposite force anywhere in the system to particles Lorentz force ?

Mike Turn
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    See the answer here: http://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/114466/apparent-violation-of-newtons-3rd-law-and-the-conservation-of-angular-momentum – Bill N May 16 '15 at 18:06
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    There seem to be two different questions here: the force on the electromagnetic fields (i.e. rate of momentum transfer to the field) is not the same as the force between a moving charge and a magnetic dipole. – AV23 May 16 '15 at 18:17
  • The concept of a "force on a field" is a very subtle one. I am not sure it can be formulated consitently. – Sebastian Riese May 16 '15 at 20:29
  • @SebastianRiese I try to exposure some aspects in the question from the link given by Bill N – HolgerFiedler May 23 '15 at 21:25

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