Avoiding ''Dirac's veto'' in monopole theory

Journal Article · Tue Mar 15 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.15.1798· OSTI ID:7225929

Brandt, R A; Primack, J R

Using ideas introduced by Wu and Yang in their recent nonsingular formulation of an action principle for classical Dirac magnetic monopoles, we modify Dirac's original formulation of the problem so as to avoid the difficulties encountered when charged-particle trajectories intersect singular strings.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, New York University, New York, New York 10003
• OSTI ID: 7225929
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., D; (United States) Vol. 15:6; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
CHARGED PARTICLES
CLASSICAL MECHANICS
COMPOSITE MODELS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
ELECTRODYNAMICS
ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS OF MOTION
EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL
FUNCTIONS
LAGRANGIAN FUNCTION
MAGNETIC MONOPOLES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MAXWELL EQUATIONS
MECHANICS
MONOPOLES
PARTICLE MODELS
POSTULATED PARTICLES
QUARK MODEL
STRING MODELS