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Main Authors: Gonuguntla, Siva Mythili, Singleton, Douglas
Format: Preprint
Published: 2023
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.14706
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author Gonuguntla, Siva Mythili
Singleton, Douglas
author_facet Gonuguntla, Siva Mythili
Singleton, Douglas
contents The Wu-Yang fiber bundle approach to magnetic charge is extended with a disk-like sheet current density and associated magnetic field in the overlap region between the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere, where the different vector potentials connect. This disk magnetic field plays a role similar to the Dirac string in the Dirac approach to magnetic charge - it brings an inward magnetic flux of $4 πg$ which then gives rise to an outward Coulomb magnetic flux of $4 πg$. As with the Dirac string approach we show that placing an electric charge near this disk magnetic field gives rise to a non-zero electromagnetic field momentum. We discuss some of the possible physical consequences of this electromagnetic field momentum. We conclude by showing that the non-singular, but non-single valued Banderet monopole potential also has a disk-like magnetic flux and non-zero electromagnetic field momentum in the presence of an electric charge.
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spellingShingle Revisiting the Wu-Yang approach to magnetic charge
Gonuguntla, Siva Mythili
Singleton, Douglas
High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
The Wu-Yang fiber bundle approach to magnetic charge is extended with a disk-like sheet current density and associated magnetic field in the overlap region between the Northern hemisphere and Southern hemisphere, where the different vector potentials connect. This disk magnetic field plays a role similar to the Dirac string in the Dirac approach to magnetic charge - it brings an inward magnetic flux of $4 πg$ which then gives rise to an outward Coulomb magnetic flux of $4 πg$. As with the Dirac string approach we show that placing an electric charge near this disk magnetic field gives rise to a non-zero electromagnetic field momentum. We discuss some of the possible physical consequences of this electromagnetic field momentum. We conclude by showing that the non-singular, but non-single valued Banderet monopole potential also has a disk-like magnetic flux and non-zero electromagnetic field momentum in the presence of an electric charge.
title Revisiting the Wu-Yang approach to magnetic charge
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.14706