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Theory of Dirac monopoles with a non-Abelian symmetry

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)
From the viewpoint of a global formulation of Yang-Mills fields, a Lagrangian theory of non-Abelian classical Dirac monopoles is proposed. Dirac strings are used instead of coordinate patches; they are defined as purely geometric constructs. The formalism is free from pathologies such as ''Dirac's veto.'' While the analysis focuses on the gauge group SU(N)/Z/sub N/ allowing for only N - 1 nontrivial and topologically distinct types of monopoles, it applies in general to any compact Lie group.
Research Organization:
Laboratoire de Physique Theorique et Particules Elementaires, Universite de Paris XI, 91405 Orsay, France
OSTI ID:
7308978
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