advanced_notions:topological_defects:magnetic_monopoles
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| - | If magnetic monopoles exist, they explain why electric charge is quantized. Moreover, magnetic monopoles appear automatically in extensions of the standard model, such as [[theories:speculative_theories:grand_unified_theories|grand unified theories]]. | + | If magnetic monopoles exist, they explain why electric charge is quantized. Moreover, magnetic monopoles appear automatically in extensions of the standard model, such as [[models:speculative_models:grand_unified_theories|grand unified theories]]. |
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| + | <blockquote>I am quite certain that magnetic monopoles really exist. How, when and if they will be found is another matter. | ||
| + | <cite>[[https://cds.cern.ch/record/246430?ln=en|Polyakov]]</cite></blockquote> | ||
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