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Since the Earth's magnetic field helps to protect the Earth from a lot of the suns harsh treatments, do we also assume that in some degree light is also (possibly in very small fractions) also diverted by the magnetic field?
If no, would it even be possible to assume that a very strong magnetic field could potentially bend light? If even a very small amount?
It is just in my mind, I see a magnetic field similar to gravitational fields. Although very different and separate things, we know they both attract, both are fundamental forces and both propagate at the speed of light. Since large scale gravitational fields can bend light, wouldn't magnetism be able to bend light as well? Even possibly on a smaller scale since gravity is such a weak force compared to very intense localized magnetic fields?
If no, would it even be possible to assume that a very strong magnetic field could potentially bend light? If even a very small amount?
It is just in my mind, I see a magnetic field similar to gravitational fields. Although very different and separate things, we know they both attract, both are fundamental forces and both propagate at the speed of light. Since large scale gravitational fields can bend light, wouldn't magnetism be able to bend light as well? Even possibly on a smaller scale since gravity is such a weak force compared to very intense localized magnetic fields?