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Statement

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Solution

We start analysing Rest frame S'

In the system S' the solenoid is at rest:

The solenoid is "long and flat": its turns define a plane; the magnetic moment is perpendicular to that plane (normal direction). Let us take
\mathbf{p}' = 0$.

In the laboratory system S, the solenoid moves with velocity parallel to the flat surfaces (hence, perpendicular to

Under a boost with velocity the electric dipole moment and magnetic dipole moment transform according to:

In our case: and (because they are perpendicular)
Therefore:

The magnetic moment in S increases by a factor of \gamma, and an electric moment appears perpendicular to

For

In CGS: .

In SI: the factor is

(with ²)

Magnitude (if :
or p = \dfrac{v}{c^2}\,M \mathbf{v} \mathbf{M}$,
that is, parallel to the flat surfaces but perpendicular to the motion.

  1. Final result

\boxed{\mathbf{p} = \frac{\gamma}{c}\,\mathbf{v} \times \mathbf{M} \;\;(\text{CGS}), \qquad
\mathbf{p} = \frac{\gamma}{c^2}\,\mathbf{v} \times \mathbf{M} \;\;(\text{SI}).}

In the low-velocity limit (\gamma \to 1):

p \approx \frac{v}{c}M \;\;(\text{CGS}), \qquad
p \approx \frac{v}{c^2}M \;\;(\text{SI}).

The electric moment appears because, when in motion, the currents that produce the magnetic moment are no longer simultaneous in the new system, generating an effective dipolar charge distribution.

Answer

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