Boundary Conditions on the Monopole Dirac Equation

Curtis G. Callan, Jr. and Sumit R. Das
Phys. Rev. Lett. 51, 1155 – Published 26 September 1983
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Abstract

Boundary conditions on the monopole Dirac equation are, on the one hand, determined by the requirement that the Hamiltonian be Hermitean. On the other, they enforce the conservation of certain charges at the monopole core. Which charges should be conserved is determined by the short-distance physics of the problem and the connection with boundary conditions is worked out for several cases. It is found to be possible to impose physically reasonable conservation-law requirements which can be realized by no Dirac-equation boundary condition!

  • Received 18 July 1983

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.51.1155

©1983 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Curtis G. Callan, Jr.*

  • Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08544

Sumit R. Das

  • Enrico Fermi Institute, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637

  • *Permanent address: Joseph Henry Laboratories, Princeton, N.J. 08540.
  • Present address: Theory Group, Fermilab, P.O. Box 500, Batavia, Ill. 60510.

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Vol. 51, Iss. 13 — 26 September 1983

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