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How to find some papers on Lorentz invariant extensioning of standard electromagnetism that include magnetic charges
Magnetic Charges & Lorentz Invariance: Finding Papers
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The discussion revolves around finding academic papers related to the Lorentz invariant extension of standard electromagnetism that incorporate the concept of magnetic charges. The scope includes theoretical aspects and classical interpretations of magnetic monopoles.
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Main Points Raised
- One participant inquires about papers on Lorentz invariant extensions of electromagnetism with magnetic charges.
- Another participant recommends Dirac's original papers as a valuable introduction to the topic, providing specific citations and links.
- A different participant suggests additional papers that may be relevant to the classical aspects of magnetic monopoles, including works by Rohrlich, Goldhaber, Trower, and Zeleny, while noting they have not personally read these papers.
- Some participants express appreciation for the recommendations and reiterate the value of Dirac's work.
Areas of Agreement / Disagreement
Participants generally agree on the significance of Dirac's papers, but there is no consensus on the usefulness or relevance of the additional papers mentioned, as some participants have not reviewed them.
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Some participants have not read all the suggested papers, which may limit their ability to assess their relevance or applicability to the topic at hand.
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I still find Dirac's original papers the best intro ever written 
P. A. M. Dirac, Quantised Singularities in the Electromagnetic Field, Proc. Roy. Soc. A 133, 60 (1931), http://www.jstor.org/stable/95639
P. A. M. Dirac, Theory of Magnetic Poles, Phys. Rev. 74, 817 (1948), http://link.aps.org/abstract/PR/v74/i7/p817
A very elegant modern treatment is the following:
T. T. Wu and C. N. Yang, Concept of nonintegrable phase factors and global formulation of gauge fields, Phys. Rev. D 12, 3845 (1975),[PLAIN]http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v12/i12/p3845[/PLAIN]
http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v12/i12/p3845.
P. A. M. Dirac, Quantised Singularities in the Electromagnetic Field, Proc. Roy. Soc. A 133, 60 (1931), http://www.jstor.org/stable/95639
P. A. M. Dirac, Theory of Magnetic Poles, Phys. Rev. 74, 817 (1948), http://link.aps.org/abstract/PR/v74/i7/p817
A very elegant modern treatment is the following:
T. T. Wu and C. N. Yang, Concept of nonintegrable phase factors and global formulation of gauge fields, Phys. Rev. D 12, 3845 (1975),[PLAIN]http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v12/i12/p3845[/PLAIN]
http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRD/v12/i12/p3845.
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Possibly useful... I haven't read any of these myself... but they might be of interest in the classical aspects of this topic.
Classical Theory of Magnetic Monopoles
F. Rohrlich
Phys. Rev. 150, 1104 – Published 28 October 1966
http://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.150.1104
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Classical+Theory+of+Magnetic+Monopoles&btnG=&as_sdt=1,50
(possibly useful to consult the list of papers that cite it or related articles)Resource Letter MM-1: Magnetic monopoles
Alfred S. Goldhaber and W. Peter Trower
Am. J. Phys. 58, 429 (1990); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.16474
http://scitation.aip.org/content/aapt/journal/ajp/58/5/10.1119/1.16474
Symmetry in electrodynamics: A classical approach to magnetic monopoles
W. B. Zeleny
Am. J. Phys. 59, 412 (1991); http://dx.doi.org.silk.library.umass.edu/10.1119/1.16519
(and look further in that journal for comments on it)
Classical Theory of Magnetic Monopoles
F. Rohrlich
Phys. Rev. 150, 1104 – Published 28 October 1966
http://journals.aps.org/pr/abstract/10.1103/PhysRev.150.1104
https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=Classical+Theory+of+Magnetic+Monopoles&btnG=&as_sdt=1,50
(possibly useful to consult the list of papers that cite it or related articles)Resource Letter MM-1: Magnetic monopoles
Alfred S. Goldhaber and W. Peter Trower
Am. J. Phys. 58, 429 (1990); http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.16474
http://scitation.aip.org/content/aapt/journal/ajp/58/5/10.1119/1.16474
Symmetry in electrodynamics: A classical approach to magnetic monopoles
W. B. Zeleny
Am. J. Phys. 59, 412 (1991); http://dx.doi.org.silk.library.umass.edu/10.1119/1.16519
(and look further in that journal for comments on it)
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robphy said:
Thank you!
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Thank you very much.vanhees71 said:I still find Dirac's original papers the best intro ever written