OK, I've done some more pondering on the whole thing, and I think I may have an answer.
Assuming the electric field propagates at c, as the magnetic field is proven to do, then there would be a notable "dopplering" of the field gradient surrounding a moving charged particle.
This Doppler effect would decrease the force on a charged particle ahead of the moving one and increase the force on a particle behind it.
A particle at rest WRT the aether would experience a lesser force, and then a greater force, which would average to be no effect at all.
A particle moving relative to the aether however would experience a different force, as the effective field gradients would be modified by the momentum of the moving particle.
Identicle charged particles moving in the same direction are not "attracted" to each other, they are simply repelled less strongly than if they were stationary. Surrounding electrostatic pressure takes care of the rest.
When the particles pass each other moving in opposite directions, the repulsion is enhanced.
Perhaps by doing the math related to this idea, one could determine a difference in magnetic field strength between 2 systems with identical amperages, but widely different drift speeds.
Merlyn
Magickal Engineer and Technical Metaphysicist
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