Quote: from Maxwell's equations: fields generated by moving charges can leave the sources and travel alone through space even after all activity has stopped and the charges are zero

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All there is to know about the classical … [Maxwell's] four equations … When we put all these equations together, a … through space. … [p. 20-1] Consider a current which is turned on … to zero. … [p. 20-2] The field distribution in space is a … picture moves outward at the speed c, so … memory of the history of all the current … electric or magnetic field exactly how the current … source has completely stopped and all charges and … of electric and magnetic fields that exist independently … of Maxwell's equations.   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: electromagnetic waves can exist independently of any charges or currents

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