Patching up the monopole potential

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2004.03.041MaRDI QIDQ447172zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Ashok Chatterjee, Parthasarathi Mitra

Publication date 9 September 2012

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0312272

zbMATH Keywords

Dirac quantization conditionmagnetic monopole potential

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13)

Abstract: It is well known that a vector potential cannot be defined over the whole surface of a sphere around a magnetic monopole. A recent claim to the contrary is shown to have problems. It is explained however that a potential of the proposed type works if two patches are used instead of one. A general derivation of the Dirac quantization condition attempted with a single patch is corrected by introducing two patches. Further, the case of more than two patches using the original Wu-Yang type of potential is discussed in brief.

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