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Q: Thought experiment and possible contradiction between electromagnetism and special relativity

Mohammad JavanshiryI have designed a simple and qualitative thought experiment through which I have encountered an inconsistency in the relativistic electromagnetism. A point charge $+q$, with respect to the lab observer $A$, is left to fall into a uniform electric field ${E^\prime}_{y^\prime}$ which is surrounded ...

 
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Q: Why does a sticker slowly peel off, but if it is pulled quickly it tears?

Ambrose SwaseyAnyone who has removed a sticker, knows that often they must be pulled off slowly, otherwise they tear. Why is this?

 

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