A static magnetic field is created by the common orientation of the magnetic dipoles of electrons (1). Two different magnetic poles are formed. These are physically inseparable.


Elementary test body: The magnetic dipole of the electron is aligned by the action of a magnetic field along this field.

<aside> 📌 Presumtion: In a homogeneous magnetic field, a magnetic dipole is only aligned, but never attracted to a pole.

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<aside> 📌 Presumtion: The magnetic poles are indistinguishable in magnetostatics and their designation as north and south poles is pure convention.

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(1) Remark: Besides the electron, the other subatomic particles also have magnetic dipoles. Simplified, only the magnetic field of the electron is mentioned in the text.

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