’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles
E135691
magnetic monopole solution
non-abelian monopole
solution of classical field equations
theoretical particle
topological soliton
’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles are theoretical, finite-energy magnetic monopole solutions arising in certain non-abelian gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopole | 2 |
| Bogomolny–Prasad–Sommerfield monopole | 1 |
| ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles Context triple: [Monopole and Exotics Detector at the LHC, searchesFor, ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles]
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A.
Weyl’s gauge theory
Weyl’s gauge theory is an early 20th-century theoretical framework that introduced the concept of local gauge invariance, laying foundational ideas for modern gauge theories in particle physics.
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B.
Schwinger model
The Schwinger model is a two-dimensional quantum electrodynamics theory that serves as a exactly solvable toy model for studying phenomena like confinement, chiral symmetry breaking, and anomalies in quantum field theory.
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C.
Salam–Weinberg model
The Salam–Weinberg model is the electroweak theory that unifies the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces within the Standard Model of particle physics.
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D.
Bardeen black hole model
The Bardeen black hole model is a theoretical proposal of a regular (non-singular) black hole solution in general relativity that avoids the central singularity by coupling gravity to nonlinear electrodynamics.
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E.
Affleck–Dine baryogenesis scenarios
Affleck–Dine baryogenesis scenarios are theoretical models in cosmology and particle physics that explain the universe’s matter–antimatter asymmetry via the dynamics of scalar fields carrying baryon number in the early universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles Target entity description: ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles are theoretical, finite-energy magnetic monopole solutions arising in certain non-abelian gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking.
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A.
Weyl’s gauge theory
Weyl’s gauge theory is an early 20th-century theoretical framework that introduced the concept of local gauge invariance, laying foundational ideas for modern gauge theories in particle physics.
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B.
Schwinger model
The Schwinger model is a two-dimensional quantum electrodynamics theory that serves as a exactly solvable toy model for studying phenomena like confinement, chiral symmetry breaking, and anomalies in quantum field theory.
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C.
Salam–Weinberg model
The Salam–Weinberg model is the electroweak theory that unifies the electromagnetic and weak nuclear forces within the Standard Model of particle physics.
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D.
Bardeen black hole model
The Bardeen black hole model is a theoretical proposal of a regular (non-singular) black hole solution in general relativity that avoids the central singularity by coupling gravity to nonlinear electrodynamics.
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E.
Affleck–Dine baryogenesis scenarios
Affleck–Dine baryogenesis scenarios are theoretical models in cosmology and particle physics that explain the universe’s matter–antimatter asymmetry via the dynamics of scalar fields carrying baryon number in the early universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
magnetic monopole solution
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non-abelian monopole ⓘ solution of classical field equations ⓘ theoretical particle ⓘ topological soliton ⓘ |
| ariseIn |
Georgi–Glashow SU(5) grand unified theory
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surface form:
Georgi–Glashow model
SU(2) gauge theory with adjoint Higgs field ⓘ Yang–Mills theory ⓘ
surface form:
Yang–Mills–Higgs theories
gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking ⓘ grand unified theories ⓘ non-abelian gauge theories ⓘ |
| asymptoticBehavior | reduce to Dirac monopole at large distances ⓘ |
| avoid | Dirac string singularity ⓘ |
| coreStructure |
Higgs field vanishes at the center
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gauge field regular at the origin ⓘ |
| cosmologicalImplication | overproduction problem in some GUT cosmologies ⓘ |
| energySource |
gradient energy of Higgs field
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non-abelian gauge field energy ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
classical solution
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finite energy ⓘ magnetically charged ⓘ non-abelian gauge field configuration ⓘ non-singular core ⓘ spherically symmetric in simplest case ⓘ topologically stable ⓘ |
| haveTopologicalCharge | nontrivial element of π₂(G/H) ⓘ |
| magneticCharge | proportional to 4π/g ⓘ |
| magneticChargeQuantization | Dirac quantization condition ⓘ |
| massScale |
inversely proportional to gauge coupling
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set by Higgs vacuum expectation value ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Alexander Polyakov
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Gerard ’t Hooft ⓘ
surface form:
Gerard 't Hooft
|
| playRoleIn |
Montonen–Olive duality
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electric–magnetic duality ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
Alexander Polyakov
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Gerard ’t Hooft ⓘ
surface form:
Gerard 't Hooft
|
| relatedConcept |
BPS state
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’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bogomolny–Prasad–Sommerfield monopole
Dirac magnetic monopoles ⓘ
surface form:
Dirac monopole
cosmic monopole ⓘ magnetic charge ⓘ topological defect ⓘ |
| require | spontaneous symmetry breaking G → H with nontrivial π₂(G/H) ⓘ |
| satisfy |
Higgs field equations
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Yang–Mills theory ⓘ
surface form:
classical Yang–Mills equations
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| stabilityReason | topological obstruction to decay ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
classical field theory
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quantum field theory ⓘ supersymmetric gauge theories ⓘ |
| topologicalChargeGroup | π₂(SU(2)/U(1)) ≅ ℤ ⓘ |
| yearProposed | 1974 ⓘ |
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Subject: ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles Description of subject: ’t Hooft–Polyakov monopoles are theoretical, finite-energy magnetic monopole solutions arising in certain non-abelian gauge theories with spontaneous symmetry breaking.
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't Hooft–Polyakov monopoles
this entity surface form:
Bogomolny–Prasad–Sommerfield monopole