Dirac's monopole without strings: Classical Lagrangian theory
- 15 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 14 (2) , 437-445
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.14.437
Abstract
The non-quantum-mechanical interaction of a Dirac magnetic monopole and a point charge through the electromagnetic field is studied. A classical action integral which is multiple-valued is found. Stability of this action integral against variations of the world lines of the point charge and the monopole, and against variations of the electromagnetic potentials, yields the correct Lorentz equations of motion of the particles and the Maxwell equations for the field. No strings are introduced in the formalism.Keywords
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