# Magnetic Monopoles and the Dual London Equation in SU(3) Lattice Gauge Theory

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a gauge-invariant method to identify magnetic monopole currents in non-Abelian gauge theories, enabling analysis of flux tubes and testing of fundamental equations without Abelian projection.

## Contribution

It presents a novel gauge-invariant approach to determine magnetic monopole currents in SU(3) lattice gauge theory, avoiding the need for Abelian projection.

## Key findings

- Successful determination of magnetic current distribution
- Validation of the Gauss law in a gauge-invariant context
- Confirmation of the dual London equation in the non-Abelian setting

## Abstract

We propose a method for the determination of magnetic monopole currents in non-Abelian gauge theories which does not need a projection to Abelian degrees of freedom. With this definition we are able to determine the distribution of magnetic currents and electric fields for the gluonic flux tube between a pair of static charges. Further we check the validity of the Gauss law and the dual London equation in a gauge invariant formulation.