Was introduced to electrostatics today. So I do not have much idea about it and neither I have a strong background in physics. Just a highschool student
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Then maybe wait till the next lesson? I'm sure this will come up. But without knowing what you already learnt it's hard to answer without spoiling... ^^ Do you know the electric field of a point charge at rest? The magnetic field of an electric current? Those two might already be used to construct an answer. – kricheli Apr 06 '22 at 18:07
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Nearly identical to this question. – User123 Apr 06 '22 at 18:17
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I don't know how you are yet acquainted with the magnetic field, but remember, that charge generates the electric field (the E-field), but the current (moving charge) generates the magnetic field (the B-field).
So yes, magnetic field depends on the frame of the reference. An intuitive example would be a charged rod. If it is stationary, it only generates the E-field. But if we would be in the moving frame of reference, it would be the same as if the charges inside the rod would be moving. According to the Ampère's law (which describes the B-field on the closed loop) it would generate the magnetic field.
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