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The theoretical expressions used to fit the varied data relevant to the possibility of a nonzero photon mass have one thing in common: they go over continuously into the corresponding expressions for zero photon mass. Seeking a criterion for a zero-mass-photon which is based on a measurable discontinuity as the theory changes from nonzero to zero mass, we suggest that the very existence of monopoles provides one such criterion.
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Ahrens, T. (1989). Massive Photons and Monopoles. In: Kafatos, M. (eds) Bell’s Theorem, Quantum Theory and Conceptions of the Universe. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 37. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0849-4_36
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