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The possible existence of magnetic charges and the corresponding electromagnetic theory was investigated by Dirac in 1931 and 1948 [49, 9]. The reading of his 1948 paper is certainly recommended. A useful introduction to the electromagnetic properties of magnetic monopoles can be found in Sects. 6.12 and 6.13 of Jackson’s Classical Electrodynamics [50]. The Dirac theory of magnetic monopoles, which is briefly sketched in this chapter, will be incorporated into the Landau-Ginzburg model of a dual superconductor, in order to couple electric charges, which ultimately become confined. This will be done in Chap. 3.
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Ripka, G. 2 The Symmetry of Electromagnetism with Respect to Electric and Magnetic Charges. In: Ripka, G. (eds) Dual Superconductor Models of Color Confinement. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 639. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-40989-2_2
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