[Physics] Why does a changing magnetic field produce a current

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A changing magnetic field induces a current in a conductor. For example, if we move a bar magnet near a conductor loop, a current gets induced in it.

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Faraday's law states that

The E.M.F. $\mathcal{E}$ induced in a conducting loop is equal to the rate at which flux $\phi$ through the loop changes with time.

Along with Lenz's law,

$$\mathcal{E} = -\frac{d\phi}{dt}$$

Why is this so? The velocity of the electrons w.r.t. me, the observer is 0, so according to $\vec{F} = q\vec{v} × \vec{B}$, force should be zero in any direction on the electrons in the loop. Then what causes the current to flow and the E.M.F. to be induced? Is the force due to an electric field(the electric field in my reply to Albert in comments) or should I consider the velocity w.r.t. the source of the magnetic field?

Edit : I'm in a frame of reference which is stationary w.r.t. the loop, so from where does the electric force(due to the electric field in my reply to Albert in comments) come from?

Best Answer

The third of Maxwell's equations (Faraday's law) says that a changing magnetic field has an E-field curling around it. The closed line integral of this electric field is the EMF that drives the induced current in the conducting wire. At a microscopic level, the curling electric field, which has a significant component parallel to the wire, exerts a force on the charges in the conductor.

If your question is "why are Maxwell's equations the way they are?", I'm afraid that isn't a good question for this site.

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