If a magnetic monopole exists, how does it effect maxwells equation?

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If a magnetic monopole exists, how does it effect maxwells equation?

2007-12-08 22:43:33 · 4 answers · asked by flygirl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

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Magnetic monopole NEVER exists!
only magnetic dipoles occur.

2007-12-08 22:46:59 · answer #1 · answered by gauravragtah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The divergence of the magnetic field will not be zero. There are studies and reasearch being performed to look into this

2007-12-08 23:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋

if a very long magnet is taken hypothetically then it is assumed that its one pole can be treated as a monopole

2007-12-08 23:11:06 · answer #3 · answered by DJ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋

This talked about in David Griffths' Introduction to Electrodynamics book. He says it would really fit in nicely, but Nature has other ideas, it seems...

2007-12-09 01:13:24 · answer #4 · answered by Steve H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋