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View SchemaOn Dirac's magnetic monopole
| Authors | A. Loinger |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0309091 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0309091 |
Abstract
The electric charge of the quantization condition of Dirac's monopole may have any value, we are not obliged to identify it with the electron charge. Consequently the magnetic charge of the monopole is quite arbitrary: Dirac's monopole is a mere object of science fiction.
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