Yang monopole
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The Yang monopole is a theoretical higher-dimensional generalization of the magnetic monopole introduced by physicist C. N. Yang in the context of non-Abelian gauge theories and fiber bundles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wu–Yang monopole | 1 |
| Yang monopole canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2422937 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yang monopole Context triple: [C. N. Yang, knownFor, Yang monopole]
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A.
’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles
’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles are theoretical, finite-energy magnetic monopole solutions arising in certain non-abelian gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking.
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B.
Dirac magnetic monopoles
Dirac magnetic monopoles are hypothetical elementary particles proposed by Paul Dirac that carry isolated magnetic charge, whose existence would explain the quantization of electric charge and profoundly impact fundamental physics.
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C.
Calabi–Yau manifold
A Calabi–Yau manifold is a special type of complex manifold with vanishing first Chern class that plays a central role in string theory compactifications and complex algebraic geometry.
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D.
Chern–Simons theory
Chern–Simons theory is a topological quantum field theory in three dimensions that plays a central role in modern geometry, topology, and theoretical physics, particularly in the study of knot invariants and gauge fields.
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E.
Green–Schwarz mechanism
The Green–Schwarz mechanism is a key anomaly-cancellation process in string theory that ensures the mathematical consistency of certain superstring models by eliminating gauge and gravitational anomalies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yang monopole Target entity description: The Yang monopole is a theoretical higher-dimensional generalization of the magnetic monopole introduced by physicist C. N. Yang in the context of non-Abelian gauge theories and fiber bundles.
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A.
’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles
’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles are theoretical, finite-energy magnetic monopole solutions arising in certain non-abelian gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking.
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B.
Dirac magnetic monopoles
Dirac magnetic monopoles are hypothetical elementary particles proposed by Paul Dirac that carry isolated magnetic charge, whose existence would explain the quantization of electric charge and profoundly impact fundamental physics.
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C.
Calabi–Yau manifold
A Calabi–Yau manifold is a special type of complex manifold with vanishing first Chern class that plays a central role in string theory compactifications and complex algebraic geometry.
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D.
Chern–Simons theory
Chern–Simons theory is a topological quantum field theory in three dimensions that plays a central role in modern geometry, topology, and theoretical physics, particularly in the study of knot invariants and gauge fields.
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E.
Green–Schwarz mechanism
The Green–Schwarz mechanism is a key anomaly-cancellation process in string theory that ensures the mathematical consistency of certain superstring models by eliminating gauge and gravitational anomalies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
generalization of magnetic monopole
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object in gauge theory ⓘ theoretical construct ⓘ topological defect ⓘ |
| analogOf | Dirac monopole in parameter space ⓘ |
| appearsIn | higher-dimensional Berry-curvature models ⓘ |
| baseSpace | 4-sphere S^4 ⓘ |
| category |
monopole configuration
ⓘ
topological soliton ⓘ |
| chargeQuantization | topologically quantized ⓘ |
| connectionType | SU(2) gauge connection ⓘ |
| describedIn | non-Abelian gauge theory ⓘ |
| dimensionOfConfigurationSpace | 4 ⓘ |
| field |
differential geometry
ⓘ
gauge theory ⓘ mathematical physics ⓘ theoretical physics ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| gaugeGroup |
SU(2)
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linked to:
rotation group SU(2)
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| generalizes |
Dirac monopole
ⓘ
linked to:
Dirac magnetic monopoles
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| hasMathematicalStructure | nontrivial principal SU(2)-bundle over S^4 ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
characterized by nontrivial topology of gauge bundle
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higher-dimensional ⓘ no experimental observation in fundamental particles as of 2024 ⓘ non-Abelian ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Chen-Ning Yang
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linked to:
C. N. Yang
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| isSolutionOf |
Yang–Mills equations
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linked to:
Yang–Mills theory
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| livesIn |
five-dimensional space-time model
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four-dimensional parameter space ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chen-Ning Yang
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linked to:
C. N. Yang
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| relatedTo |
BPST instanton
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Berry phase ⓘ geometric phase ⓘ higher-dimensional quantum Hall effect ⓘ instanton ⓘ magnetic monopole ⓘ non-Abelian Berry connection ⓘ topological insulator models ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
cold atom systems
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synthetic gauge field experiments ⓘ |
| topologicalCharge | second Chern number ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Chern number
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curvature two-form ⓘ fiber bundle ⓘ gauge connection ⓘ principal fiber bundle ⓘ second Chern class ⓘ |
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Subject: Yang monopole Description of subject: The Yang monopole is a theoretical higher-dimensional generalization of the magnetic monopole introduced by physicist C. N. Yang in the context of non-Abelian gauge theories and fiber bundles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yang monopole