Comment on Jackson's analysis of electric charge quantization due to interaction with Dirac's magnetic monopole
Classical Physics
2017-01-04 v1
Abstract
In J.D. Jackson's Classical Electrodynamics textbook, the analysis of Dirac's charge quantization condition in the presence of a magnetic monopole has a mathematical omission and an all too brief physical argument that might mislead some students. This paper presents a detailed derivation of Jackson's main result, explains the significance of the missing term, and highlights the close connection between Jackson's findings and Dirac's original argument.
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@article{arxiv.1701.00592,
title = {Comment on Jackson's analysis of electric charge quantization due to interaction with Dirac's magnetic monopole},
author = {Masud Mansuripur},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1701.00592},
year = {2017}
}
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9 pages, 2 figures, 9 equations, 7 references, 2 appendices