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Topological Approach to Alice Electrodynamics

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

We analyze the unlocalized ``Cheshire charge'' carried by ``Alice strings.'' The magnetic charge on a string loop is carefully defined, and the transfer of magnetic charge from a monopole to a string loop is analyzed using global topological methods. A semiclassical theory of electric charge transfer is also described.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9112039,
  title  = {Topological Approach to Alice Electrodynamics},
  author = {Martin Bucher and Hoi-Kwong Lo and John Preskill},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9112039},
  year   = {2009}
}

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(26 pp)

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