Dirac 1931 paper on quantized singularities in the electromagnetic field

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The Dirac 1931 paper on quantized singularities in the electromagnetic field is a landmark theoretical physics work in which Paul Dirac introduced the concept of magnetic monopoles and showed how their existence would imply the quantization of electric charge.

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instanceOf scientific paper ⓘ
associatedWith Dirac monopole ⓘ
magnetic charge ⓘ
quantization of electric charge ⓘ
author Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac ⓘ
linked to: Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac ⓘ
citedAs Dirac 1931 monopole paper ⓘ
concernedWith compatibility of magnetic monopoles with quantum mechanics ⓘ
derives Dirac quantization condition ⓘ
era early 20th-century physics ⓘ
field electromagnetism ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
hasLegacy foundation for modern theoretical studies of magnetic monopoles ⓘ
inspired experimental searches for magnetic monopoles ⓘ
historicalSignificance first systematic theoretical treatment of magnetic monopoles in quantum theory ⓘ
influenceOn development of gauge theories ⓘ
grand unified theories ⓘ
searches for magnetic monopoles in particle physics ⓘ
topological quantum field theory ⓘ
introducesConcept Dirac string ⓘ
magnetic monopole ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic charge quantization ⓘ
magnetic monopole ⓘ
mathematicalTool quantization condition ⓘ
vector potential ⓘ
wavefunction phase ⓘ
proposes Dirac quantization condition ⓘ
publicationYear 1931 ⓘ
publishedBy Royal Society of London ⓘ
linked to: Royal Society
publishedIn Proceedings of the Royal Society A ⓘ
relatedTo Dirac equation ⓘ
quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
showsThat existence of a magnetic monopole implies quantization of electric charge ⓘ
existence of a single magnetic monopole would explain observed quantization of electric charge ⓘ
magnetic charge can be associated with a singularity in the vector potential ⓘ
wavefunction single-valuedness leads to charge quantization ⓘ
status landmark work in theoretical physics ⓘ
title Quantised Singularities in the Electromagnetic Field ⓘ
topic gauge invariance ⓘ
singularities in the electromagnetic potential ⓘ
topological aspects of electromagnetic fields ⓘ
usesFramework electromagnetic field theory ⓘ
quantum mechanics ⓘ

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Dirac magnetic monopoles → describedIn → Dirac 1931 paper on quantized singularities in the electromagnetic field ⓘ
Dirac 1931 paper on quantized singularities in the electromagnetic field → title → Quantised Singularities in the Electromagnetic Field ⓘ
linked to: Dirac 1931 paper on quantized singularities in the electromagnetic field
Dirac 1931 paper on quantized singularities in the electromagnetic field → citedAs → Dirac 1931 monopole paper ⓘ
linked to: Dirac 1931 paper on quantized singularities in the electromagnetic field