Towards a new quantization of Dirac's monopole

TL;DR

This paper explores the possibility of relaxing Dirac's quantization condition for magnetic monopoles, investigating the extent to which it can be modified without losing consistency in the theory.

Contribution

It provides initial steps towards understanding how Dirac's quantization condition might be generalized or altered in the context of magnetic monopoles.

Findings

Preliminary analysis of conditions under which Dirac's quantization can be relaxed.

Identification of mathematical constraints related to monopole quantization.

Open questions about the fundamental nature of monopole charge quantization.

Abstract

There are several mathematical and physical reasons why Dirac's quantization must hold. How far one can go without it remains an open problem. The present work outlines a few steps in this direction.