14.3.23∗. Solve problem 14.3.22 in the case of a capacitor moving at a velocity βc pendicular to the plates
Solution
Rest frame S'
Plates parallel to the x'y' plane, separated in z' by a distance h. Uniform electric field: $\displaystyle \mathbf{E}' = (0,\,0,\,E_0), with E_0 = \dfrac{\sigma}{\varepsilon_0} (SI)$. Uniform leakage current: $\mathbf{j}' = (0,\,0,\,j)$. There is no magnetic field $(\mathbf{B}' = 0)$by symmetry.
The capacitor moves with velocity $\mathbf{v} = v\,\hat{\mathbf{z}} (v = \beta c)$, parallel to the electric field and the leakage current. $\gamma = 1/\sqrt{1-\beta^2}$
The volumetric current density increases: $j_z = \gamma\,j$.
A net charge density appears in the dielectric: $\rho = \gamma v j / c^2$
However, the total current I through a cross-section remains invariant because the area of the plates (perpendicular to the motion) contracts: $A = A'/\gamma$.