Dual electromagnetism and magnetic monopoles

Journal Article · Sun Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1985 · Int. J. Theor. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00670807· OSTI ID:6248830

Soln, J

Dual electromagnetism (proposed some time ago) allows the fractional electric charges and the magnetic monopoles to exist simultaneously. In fact, the Dirac quantization condition can be numerically reduced (with some plausible assumptions) to the third component of the particle total weak isospin, which by definition is always quantized. The field angular momentum, L, of a static particle-magnetic monopole configuration is evaluated exactly; it is found that because the dual photon has a mass, Msub(c), L generally depends on r, the separation between a particle and a monopole. However, since Msub(c) approx.= 130 GeV, at r > M 1sub(c), L is basically dominated by ordinary electromagnetism and as such very weakly dependent on r.

• Research Organization: Harry Diamond Labs., Adelphi, MD, USA
• OSTI ID: 6248830
• Journal Information: Int. J. Theor. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Int. J. Theor. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 24:4; ISSN IJTPB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ELECTROMAGNETISM
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FIELD THEORIES
ISOSPIN
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
MAGNETISM
MASS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MONOPOLES
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
PHOTONS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUANTIZATION
QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY