Abstract
It is shown classically that in a head-on collision between an electric and a magnetic charge a repulsive polarization force of the form r-5 results (where r is the distance between the charges), if one (both) charge(s) is (are) assigned a finite spherical size. This force leads to a minimum distance of approach and prevents one particle from going through the other, and thus guards against the violation of the conservation of angular momentum. This polarization force is a manifestation of the diamagnetism (diaelectricity) of extended electric (magnetic) charges. © 1977 The American Physical Society.
Recommended Citation
I. Adawi, "Interaction Of Electric And Magnetic Charges," Physical Review D, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 1232 - 1234, American Physical Society, Jan 1977.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.16.1232
Department(s)
Physics
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0556-2821
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Final Version
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1977
