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Nonintegrable phases and permitted magnetic singularities lead to a quantization relation between electric charge and magnetic-pole strength.
Scientific scope
Nonintegrable phases and permitted magnetic singularities lead to a quantization relation between electric charge and magnetic-pole strength. 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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Contributors
- Paul A. M. Dirac · SCIENCE: Original source-listed scientific author of this scoped work; byline does not determine effort fractions.
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