Charge Quantization, Compactness of the Gauge Group, and Flux Quantization
- 15 April 1970
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 1 (8) , 2360
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.1.2360
Abstract
The relationship between charge quantization and the compactness of the gauge group is discussed. Also, remarks are made about charge quantization and the observation of flux quantization in superconductors.Keywords
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