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Dirac examined nonintegrable phases in quantum wavefunctions. Permitted magnetic singularities impose a quantization relation between electric charge and magnetic-pole strength. Phase consistency links a topological obstruction with discrete charge. The paper also discusses a new anti-electron interpretation, but this entry centers on the magnetic-pole argument rather than counting every passage as a separate achievement.
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The argument permits quantized magnetic poles conditionally; it does not establish that monopoles exist, report their detection, or derive the numerical fine-structure constant.
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Paul A. M. Dirac
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Dirac: magnetic poles and charge quantization
Dirac examined nonintegrable phases in quantum wavefunctions. Permitted magnetic singularities impose a quantization relation between electric charge and magnetic-pole strength.
Phase consistency links a topological obstruction with discrete charge. The paper also discusses a new anti-electron interpretation, but this entry centers on the magnetic-pole argument rather than counting every passage as a separate achievement.
Scientific scope
The argument permits quantized magnetic poles conditionally; it does not establish that monopoles exist, report their detection, or derive the numerical fine-structure constant.
People and systems
Paul A. M. Dirac