Dynamics of a magnetic monopole in matter, Maxwell equations in dyonic matter and detection of electric dipole moments

TL;DR

This paper explores the behavior of magnetic monopoles in matter, presents dual-symmetric Maxwell equations for complex media, and proposes experimental methods to detect electric dipole moments in matter.

Contribution

It introduces a dual-symmetric formulation of Maxwell equations in matter with magnetic charges and proposes experimental schemes for detecting electric dipole moments.

Findings

Derived a Lorentz-like force law for monopoles in matter.

Formulated dual-symmetric Maxwell equations including hidden magnetic charges.

Proposed experimental setups for electric dipole moment detection.

Abstract

For a monopole, the analogue of the Lorentz equation in matter is shown to be f = g (H - v cross D). Dual-symmetric Maxwell equations, for matter containing hidden magnetic charges in addition to electric ones, are given. They apply as well to ordinary matter if the particles possess T-violating electric dipole moments. Two schemes of experiments for the detection of such moments in macroscopic pieces of matter are proposed.