Electromagnetic Field Momentum in Theoretical Magnetic Monopole-like Models

Abstract

We show that some standard models of magnetic charge, the Banderet potential, the Dirac string potential, and the Wu-Yang fiber bundle approach, carry an electromagnetic field momentum in the presence of an electrostatic field. This electromagnetic field momentum suggests a violation of the center-of-energy theorem. We show that each of these monopole models also carry a hidden mechanical momentum, which saves the center-of-energy theorem.

arXiv comment24 pages revTex, 3 figures, to be published in American Journal of Physics

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