Title :
Magnetic monopoles and Maxwell´s equations in N dimensions
Author :
Gonano, C.A. ; Zich, Riccardo E.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Energia, Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
The possible existence of “magnetic charge” has been widely investigated in the last two centuries, since it would allow to symmetrise Maxwell´s equations and to explain charge quantization. Though, notwithstanding many studies and experiments, nowaday (2013) magnetic monopoles have never been observed. In this paper we are going to show that E and B fields exhibit very different natures, but while this is not so explicit in 3 spatial dimensions (3-D), it becomes clear in a generic number of dimensions (ND). In particular, the N-D extension of cross product and curl brings to N-D Maxwell´s eq.s and to reinterpret magnetic field B, explaining the probable lack of magnetic monopoles.
Keywords :
Maxwell equations; magnetic monopoles; Maxwell´s equations; N dimensions; charge quantization; magnetic charge; magnetic monopoles; spatial dimensions; Clocks; Equations; Force; Magnetic particles; Magnetic separation; Mathematical model; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5705-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICEAA.2013.6632510