Dirac's Magnetic Monopoles (Again)

TL;DR

This paper revisits Dirac's magnetic monopoles, deriving the quantization condition without relying on the traditional vector potential approach, offering a new perspective on monopole theory.

Contribution

It presents a novel derivation of Dirac's quantization condition that avoids the use of singular vector potentials, simplifying the theoretical framework.

Findings

Derived monopole quantization without vector potentials

Provided a more straightforward theoretical approach

Enhanced understanding of magnetic monopole properties

Abstract

Dirac's quantization of magnetic monopole strength is derived without reference to a (singular, patched) vector potential.