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Magnetic monopoles in gauge field theories

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Goddard, P, Olive, D I·1978·Reports on Progress in Physics
DOI 10.1088/0034-4885/41/9/001
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An account is given of the new insight into the theory of magnetic monopoles originating from the work of 't Hooft (1976) and Polyakov (1974). Their magnetic monopole, associated with the conventional electromagnetic gauge group U(1), occurs as a finite-energy smooth soliton solution to an SU(2) gauge theory. A precise picture of its internal structure, the values of its magnetic charge and its mass are obtained. These new developments bring together previously unrelated fields of study, namely the Dirac monopole (with point structure) and the Sine-Gordon soliton in two-dimensional space-time. Properties of more general monopoles, associated with large gauge groups now thought to be relevant in physics, are discussed. Based on this new viewpoint, conjectures can be made about a future quantum theory of monopoles.

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Authors
Goddard, P., & Olive, D. I.
Venue
Reports on Progress in Physics
Publisher
IOP Publishing
Published
1978-09-01
Volume
41
Issue
9
Pages
1357-1437
ISSN
  • 0034-4885 (ISSN-L)
  • 1361-6633
DOI
10.1088/0034-4885/41/9/001
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W1981960713
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587
References
2
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20.09
Type
journal article
Language
en
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