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To: Red Badger

Magnetic monopole

In particle physics, a magnetic monopole is a hypothetical elementary particle that is an isolated magnet with only one magnetic pole. A magnetic monopole would have a net “magnetic charge”.

Note the use of ‘hypothetical.’


50 posted on 05/17/2019 1:48:13 PM PDT by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: sparklite2

So it’s a lot like the Festivus Pole..................


52 posted on 05/17/2019 2:05:42 PM PDT by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: sparklite2

Yes. I guess an electron is a monopole.


62 posted on 05/17/2019 2:33:57 PM PDT by Brilliant
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