nLab Dirac monopole

Contents

Context

Physics

physics, mathematical physics, philosophy of physics

Surveys, textbooks and lecture notes


theory (physics), model (physics)

experiment, measurement, computable physics

\infty-Chern-Weil theory

Differential cohomology

Contents

Idea

A circle bundle with connection with non-trivial first Chern class, regarded as a monopole.

For more see at flux and at Dirac charge quantization.

Properties

The trajectory of an electron in the vicinity of a magnetic monopole is (e.g. Ferraro (1956) §306) a helix on the surface of a cone in space whose vertex is the location of the magnetic monopole:

References

Textbook accounts:

See also:

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