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Re: Magnetic monopoles




No. Magnetic monopoles do appear in some particle physics theorties,
however, and there is room left for them in classical electrodynamics.
It is obvious that they can be added to Maxwell's equations. Quantum

But just in a ficticious manner, isn't it?, i.e., you may describe
the B field configuration of a permanent magnetic bar by means of
two distributions of opposite charged magnetic charges (sorry)
placed at the end faces ortogonal to the B direction at the center,
in a way similar to a charged capacitor. However that's only
a math tool...
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Not hardly!
My colleague, Jon Thron, is actively looking for magnetic
monopoles (presumably in cosmic rays) in detectors at the bottom
of the Soudan mine.
Regards,
Jack