The Bardeen Model as a Nonlinear Magnetic Monopole

TL;DR

This paper reinterprets the Bardeen black hole as a gravitational field generated by a nonlinear magnetic monopole, linking regular black hole solutions with nonlinear electrodynamics.

Contribution

It presents a novel interpretation of the Bardeen model as a magnetic monopole solution within nonlinear electrodynamics coupled to gravity.

Findings

Bardeen black hole modeled as a nonlinear magnetic monopole

Establishes connection between regular black holes and nonlinear electrodynamics

Provides new insights into the structure of regular black hole solutions

Abstract

The Bardeen model -- the first regular black hole model in General Relativity -- is reinterpreted as the gravitational field of a nonlinear magnetic monopole, i.e., as a magnetic solution to Einstein equations coupled to a nonlinear electrodynamics.