Alternative description of magnetic monopoles in quantum mechanics
Abstract We present an alternative description of magnetic monopoles by lifting quantum mechanics from 3-dimensional space into a one with 2 complex dimensions. Magnetic monopoles are realised as a generalisation of the considered physical states. Usual algebraic relations and magnetic fields descri...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-09-01
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| Series: | European Physical Journal C: Particles and Fields |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1140/epjc/s10052-018-6224-z |
| Summary: | Abstract We present an alternative description of magnetic monopoles by lifting quantum mechanics from 3-dimensional space into a one with 2 complex dimensions. Magnetic monopoles are realised as a generalisation of the considered physical states. Usual algebraic relations and magnetic fields describing monopoles are reproduced, with the Dirac quantisation condition satisfied naturally. |
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| ISSN: | 1434-6044 1434-6052 |