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Why Magnetic Monopoles SHOULD Exist
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What happens if you cut a bar magnetic in half? We get two magnets, each with their own North and South poles. But what happens if you keep on cutting, into fourths and eighths and sixteenths and so on? Will we ever get to a single pole? I’ll spoil the answer for you: we don’t know! But the idea of magnetic monopoles remains one of physics’ most tantalizing maybes.
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published: 05 Oct 2021
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The Physics of Magnetic Monopoles - with Felix Flicker
In physics, why is it that things can have an electric charge, but not a magnetic charge? Can you get a magnet with only a north or south pole?
Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe
Felix Flicker explores the magnetic monopoles theoretically predicted to exist in ‘spin ices’ and how this could lead to fundamental advances in electronics with the possibility of magnetic currents that overcome physical limitations faced by electrical currents today.
Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/MQpNh2nOhpE
Felix Flicker is a theoretical physicist working at Oxford University. He holds the Astor Junior Research Fellowship at New College. His interests lie in the application of geometry and topology to condensed matter systems.
This lecture was filmed in the Ri on 17 February 2...
published: 20 May 2020
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What are magnetic monopoles?
MoEDAL experiment spokesperson, Jim Pinfold explains magnetic monopoles and the work of the MoEDAL experiment.
Find out more about recent discovery from MoEDAL experiment: https://home.cern/fr/news/news/physics/moedal-hunts-dyons
-Producer-
CERN Video Productions
-Director-
Noemi Caraban
-Content-
Paola Catapano
-Camera-
Jules Jordan
-Editing-
Noemi Caraban
-Graphics-
Daniel Dominguez
Andy Kale
-Infography-
Daniel Dominguez
Noemi Caraban
published: 10 Aug 2016
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What is a magnetic monopole?
Full story: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329820.600
We've never seen a magnetic north pole without its opposite number, but theory demands that these strange monopoles exist. So why don't we make one instead?
published: 14 Aug 2014
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22. The Higgs Field and the Cosmological Magnetic Monopole Problem
MIT 8.286 The Early Universe, Fall 2013
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-286F13
Instructor: Scott Hughes
In this lecture, Professor Hughes reviewed symmetries of gauge theories in standard model, the Higgs field and the cosmological magnetic monopole problem.
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms
More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
published: 01 Jul 2014
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David Tong: The Allure of the Magnetic Monopole
The David Olive distinguished lecture 2021 given by Prof. David Tong (DAMTP, Cambridge)
published: 29 Apr 2022
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Making Monopoles - Synthetic Magnetic Monopole Finally Observed
Article in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v505/n7485/full/nature12954.html
Research websites:
http://www3.amherst.edu/~halllab/
http://physics.aalto.fi/groups/comp/qcd
Magnetic monopoles are elusive particles in physics that have never been observed, but now scientists from Aalto University, Finland and Amherst College, USA have created monopoles in a synthetic magnetic field. Detecting a natural magnetic monopole would be a revolutionary event comparable to the discovery of the electron.
Video by Aalto University Communications 2014 // Mikko Raskinen.
published: 30 Jan 2014
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The unsolved mystery of magnetic monopoles: Are they lurking in the depths of science?
Have you ever heard of a magnetic monopole? Join us as we dive into the unsolved mystery of magnetic monopoles, exploring their existence and the impact they could have on our understanding of the fundamental forces of the universe. In this video, we discuss the groundbreaking theory proposed by physicist Paul Dirac in 1931 and the ongoing search for evidence of magnetic monopoles. From the Large Hadron Collider to the depths of scientific exploration, the pursuit of these elusive particles continues. Come along on this scientific journey and unravel the enigma of magnetic monopoles. #MagneticMonopoles #UnsolvedMystery #PhysicsResearch #FundamentalForces #ScienceExploration
published: 28 Jul 2023
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The Magnetic Monopole Experiment Movie explained in laymans terms:
(Edmonton) An experiment led by a University of Alberta researcher at the European Centre for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, could dramatically change our concepts of basic physics, revolutionize our understanding of the universe and lead to technologies that only exist in science fiction.
U of A physics professor James Pinfold is leading an international team of physicists who are conducting a series of ultra-high energy proton collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. From the shrapnel-like debris produced by those collisions, researchers hope to find evidence of a magnetic monopole.
The magnetic monopole is a theoretical particle of matter. Several important theories of physics are built on the belief that monopoles exist and it would be a great scientific coup to prove t...
published: 24 Mar 2010
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What is a magnetic monopole? Today we try to make one! #science #physics #stem #education
published: 08 Feb 2023
18:27
Why Magnetic Monopoles SHOULD Exist
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What happens if you cut a bar magnetic in half? We get two mag...
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What happens if you cut a bar magnetic in half? We get two magnets, each with their own North and South poles. But what happens if you keep on cutting, into fourths and eighths and sixteenths and so on? Will we ever get to a single pole? I’ll spoil the answer for you: we don’t know! But the idea of magnetic monopoles remains one of physics’ most tantalizing maybes.
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What happens if you cut a bar magnetic in half? We get two magnets, each with their own North and South poles. But what happens if you keep on cutting, into fourths and eighths and sixteenths and so on? Will we ever get to a single pole? I’ll spoil the answer for you: we don’t know! But the idea of magnetic monopoles remains one of physics’ most tantalizing maybes.
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G Mack
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- published: 05 Oct 2021
- views: 1610330
53:47
The Physics of Magnetic Monopoles - with Felix Flicker
In physics, why is it that things can have an electric charge, but not a magnetic charge? Can you get a magnet with only a north or south pole?
Subscribe for re...
In physics, why is it that things can have an electric charge, but not a magnetic charge? Can you get a magnet with only a north or south pole?
Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe
Felix Flicker explores the magnetic monopoles theoretically predicted to exist in ‘spin ices’ and how this could lead to fundamental advances in electronics with the possibility of magnetic currents that overcome physical limitations faced by electrical currents today.
Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/MQpNh2nOhpE
Felix Flicker is a theoretical physicist working at Oxford University. He holds the Astor Junior Research Fellowship at New College. His interests lie in the application of geometry and topology to condensed matter systems.
This lecture was filmed in the Ri on 17 February 2020.
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Felix Flicker explores the magnetic monopoles theoretically predicted to exist in ‘spin ices’ and how this could lead to fundamental advances in electronics with the possibility of magnetic currents that overcome physical limitations faced by electrical currents today.
Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/MQpNh2nOhpE
Felix Flicker is a theoretical physicist working at Oxford University. He holds the Astor Junior Research Fellowship at New College. His interests lie in the application of geometry and topology to condensed matter systems.
This lecture was filmed in the Ri on 17 February 2020.
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- published: 20 May 2020
- views: 1205848
4:06
What are magnetic monopoles?
MoEDAL experiment spokesperson, Jim Pinfold explains magnetic monopoles and the work of the MoEDAL experiment.
Find out more about recent discovery from MoEDAL...
MoEDAL experiment spokesperson, Jim Pinfold explains magnetic monopoles and the work of the MoEDAL experiment.
Find out more about recent discovery from MoEDAL experiment: https://home.cern/fr/news/news/physics/moedal-hunts-dyons
-Producer-
CERN Video Productions
-Director-
Noemi Caraban
-Content-
Paola Catapano
-Camera-
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-Editing-
Noemi Caraban
-Graphics-
Daniel Dominguez
Andy Kale
-Infography-
Daniel Dominguez
Noemi Caraban
https://wn.com/What_Are_Magnetic_Monopoles
MoEDAL experiment spokesperson, Jim Pinfold explains magnetic monopoles and the work of the MoEDAL experiment.
Find out more about recent discovery from MoEDAL experiment: https://home.cern/fr/news/news/physics/moedal-hunts-dyons
-Producer-
CERN Video Productions
-Director-
Noemi Caraban
-Content-
Paola Catapano
-Camera-
Jules Jordan
-Editing-
Noemi Caraban
-Graphics-
Daniel Dominguez
Andy Kale
-Infography-
Daniel Dominguez
Noemi Caraban
- published: 10 Aug 2016
- views: 64603
0:48
What is a magnetic monopole?
Full story: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329820.600
We've never seen a magnetic north pole without its opposite number, but theory demands that these...
Full story: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329820.600
We've never seen a magnetic north pole without its opposite number, but theory demands that these strange monopoles exist. So why don't we make one instead?
https://wn.com/What_Is_A_Magnetic_Monopole
Full story: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329820.600
We've never seen a magnetic north pole without its opposite number, but theory demands that these strange monopoles exist. So why don't we make one instead?
- published: 14 Aug 2014
- views: 27115
1:24:14
22. The Higgs Field and the Cosmological Magnetic Monopole Problem
MIT 8.286 The Early Universe, Fall 2013
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-286F13
Instructor: Scott Hughes
In this lecture, Professor Hughes review...
MIT 8.286 The Early Universe, Fall 2013
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-286F13
Instructor: Scott Hughes
In this lecture, Professor Hughes reviewed symmetries of gauge theories in standard model, the Higgs field and the cosmological magnetic monopole problem.
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms
More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
https://wn.com/22._The_Higgs_Field_And_The_Cosmological_Magnetic_Monopole_Problem
MIT 8.286 The Early Universe, Fall 2013
View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/8-286F13
Instructor: Scott Hughes
In this lecture, Professor Hughes reviewed symmetries of gauge theories in standard model, the Higgs field and the cosmological magnetic monopole problem.
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms
More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
- published: 01 Jul 2014
- views: 23162
1:26:49
David Tong: The Allure of the Magnetic Monopole
The David Olive distinguished lecture 2021 given by Prof. David Tong (DAMTP, Cambridge)
The David Olive distinguished lecture 2021 given by Prof. David Tong (DAMTP, Cambridge)
https://wn.com/David_Tong_The_Allure_Of_The_Magnetic_Monopole
The David Olive distinguished lecture 2021 given by Prof. David Tong (DAMTP, Cambridge)
- published: 29 Apr 2022
- views: 30161
2:38
Making Monopoles - Synthetic Magnetic Monopole Finally Observed
Article in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v505/n7485/full/nature12954.html
Research websites:
http://www3.amherst.edu/~halllab/
http://physics.aa...
Article in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v505/n7485/full/nature12954.html
Research websites:
http://www3.amherst.edu/~halllab/
http://physics.aalto.fi/groups/comp/qcd
Magnetic monopoles are elusive particles in physics that have never been observed, but now scientists from Aalto University, Finland and Amherst College, USA have created monopoles in a synthetic magnetic field. Detecting a natural magnetic monopole would be a revolutionary event comparable to the discovery of the electron.
Video by Aalto University Communications 2014 // Mikko Raskinen.
https://wn.com/Making_Monopoles_Synthetic_Magnetic_Monopole_Finally_Observed
Article in Nature:
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v505/n7485/full/nature12954.html
Research websites:
http://www3.amherst.edu/~halllab/
http://physics.aalto.fi/groups/comp/qcd
Magnetic monopoles are elusive particles in physics that have never been observed, but now scientists from Aalto University, Finland and Amherst College, USA have created monopoles in a synthetic magnetic field. Detecting a natural magnetic monopole would be a revolutionary event comparable to the discovery of the electron.
Video by Aalto University Communications 2014 // Mikko Raskinen.
- published: 30 Jan 2014
- views: 97288
0:56
The unsolved mystery of magnetic monopoles: Are they lurking in the depths of science?
Have you ever heard of a magnetic monopole? Join us as we dive into the unsolved mystery of magnetic monopoles, exploring their existence and the impact they co...
Have you ever heard of a magnetic monopole? Join us as we dive into the unsolved mystery of magnetic monopoles, exploring their existence and the impact they could have on our understanding of the fundamental forces of the universe. In this video, we discuss the groundbreaking theory proposed by physicist Paul Dirac in 1931 and the ongoing search for evidence of magnetic monopoles. From the Large Hadron Collider to the depths of scientific exploration, the pursuit of these elusive particles continues. Come along on this scientific journey and unravel the enigma of magnetic monopoles. #MagneticMonopoles #UnsolvedMystery #PhysicsResearch #FundamentalForces #ScienceExploration
https://wn.com/The_Unsolved_Mystery_Of_Magnetic_Monopoles_Are_They_Lurking_In_The_Depths_Of_Science
Have you ever heard of a magnetic monopole? Join us as we dive into the unsolved mystery of magnetic monopoles, exploring their existence and the impact they could have on our understanding of the fundamental forces of the universe. In this video, we discuss the groundbreaking theory proposed by physicist Paul Dirac in 1931 and the ongoing search for evidence of magnetic monopoles. From the Large Hadron Collider to the depths of scientific exploration, the pursuit of these elusive particles continues. Come along on this scientific journey and unravel the enigma of magnetic monopoles. #MagneticMonopoles #UnsolvedMystery #PhysicsResearch #FundamentalForces #ScienceExploration
- published: 28 Jul 2023
- views: 331
2:56
The Magnetic Monopole Experiment Movie explained in laymans terms:
(Edmonton) An experiment led by a University of
Alberta researcher at the European Centre for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, could dramatically change our con...
(Edmonton) An experiment led by a University of
Alberta researcher at the European Centre for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, could dramatically change our concepts of basic physics, revolutionize our understanding of the universe and lead to technologies that only exist in science fiction.
U of A physics professor James Pinfold is leading an international team of physicists who are conducting a series of ultra-high energy proton collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. From the shrapnel-like debris produced by those collisions, researchers hope to find evidence of a magnetic monopole.
The magnetic monopole is a theoretical particle of matter. Several important theories of physics are built on the belief that monopoles exist and it would be a great scientific coup to prove that, said Pinfold.
If successful, Pinfold says, physics textbooks from university level right down to high school will have to be revised.
Our conventional understanding of magnets tells us they have a north pole and a south pole, said Pinfold. A magnetic monopole has only one pole and that will change our understanding and the potential of electromagnetism, the force that binds particles of matter together. Electromagnet force is the reason that, when I sit down on a chair, I don't fall through it.
Pinfold says the discovery of electronic monopoles will open up a whole new future for materials and technology if scientists can produce large numbers of them. Monopoles could make materials strong enough to withstand a nuclear explosion and could also enable magnetic levitation.
To help explain the science of particle physics and the experiment to find the magnetic monopole Pinfold turned to a U of A colleague, Andy Kale, a research associate in the space physics group. Kale is a big fan of animated movies and says he was quite happy to take on the challenge of the monopole movie. I have no formal training in animation, but I have been tinkering with it for more than 15 years.
The U of A-led experiment is already underway at the LHC and Pinfold says he hopes to find evidence of magnetic monopoles early in 2011. It's quite an honour to be conducting this experiment, said Pinfold. We cant wait till we get our hands on the data from the LHC.
https://wn.com/The_Magnetic_Monopole_Experiment_Movie_Explained_In_Laymans_Terms
(Edmonton) An experiment led by a University of
Alberta researcher at the European Centre for Nuclear Research, known as CERN, could dramatically change our concepts of basic physics, revolutionize our understanding of the universe and lead to technologies that only exist in science fiction.
U of A physics professor James Pinfold is leading an international team of physicists who are conducting a series of ultra-high energy proton collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. From the shrapnel-like debris produced by those collisions, researchers hope to find evidence of a magnetic monopole.
The magnetic monopole is a theoretical particle of matter. Several important theories of physics are built on the belief that monopoles exist and it would be a great scientific coup to prove that, said Pinfold.
If successful, Pinfold says, physics textbooks from university level right down to high school will have to be revised.
Our conventional understanding of magnets tells us they have a north pole and a south pole, said Pinfold. A magnetic monopole has only one pole and that will change our understanding and the potential of electromagnetism, the force that binds particles of matter together. Electromagnet force is the reason that, when I sit down on a chair, I don't fall through it.
Pinfold says the discovery of electronic monopoles will open up a whole new future for materials and technology if scientists can produce large numbers of them. Monopoles could make materials strong enough to withstand a nuclear explosion and could also enable magnetic levitation.
To help explain the science of particle physics and the experiment to find the magnetic monopole Pinfold turned to a U of A colleague, Andy Kale, a research associate in the space physics group. Kale is a big fan of animated movies and says he was quite happy to take on the challenge of the monopole movie. I have no formal training in animation, but I have been tinkering with it for more than 15 years.
The U of A-led experiment is already underway at the LHC and Pinfold says he hopes to find evidence of magnetic monopoles early in 2011. It's quite an honour to be conducting this experiment, said Pinfold. We cant wait till we get our hands on the data from the LHC.
- published: 24 Mar 2010
- views: 31203