The Wu–Yang monopole was the first solution (found in 1968 by
Tai Tsun Wu and
Chen Ning Yang
Yang Chen-Ning or Chen-Ning Yang (; born 1 October 1922), also known as C. N. Yang or by the English name Frank Yang, is a Chinese theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge t ...
[Wu, T.T. and Yang, C.N. (1968) in ''Properties of Matter Under Unusual Conditions'', edited by H. Mark and S. Fernbach (Interscience, New York)]) to the
Yang–Mills field equations. It describes a
magnetic monopole
In particle physics, a magnetic monopole is a hypothetical elementary particle that is an isolated magnet with only one magnetic pole (a north pole without a south pole or vice versa). A magnetic monopole would have a net north or south "magneti ...
which is pointlike and has a
potential
Potential generally refers to a currently unrealized ability. The term is used in a wide variety of fields, from physics to the social sciences to indicate things that are in a state where they are able to change in ways ranging from the simple r ...
which behaves like 1/''r'' everywhere.
See also
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Meron
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Dyon
In physics, a dyon is a hypothetical particle in 4-dimensional theories with both electric and magnetic charges. A dyon with a zero electric charge is usually referred to as a magnetic monopole. Many grand unified theories predict the existence o ...
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Instanton
An instanton (or pseudoparticle) is a notion appearing in theoretical and mathematical physics. An instanton is a classical solution to equations of motion with a finite, non-zero action, either in quantum mechanics or in quantum field theory. Mo ...
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Monopole
Notes
References
* ''Gauge Fields, Classification and Equations of Motion'', M.Carmeli, Kh. Huleilil and E. Leibowitz, World Scientific Publishing
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Gauge theories
Magnetic monopoles
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