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arxiv: hep-th/9701040 · v1 · submitted 1997-01-10 · ✦ hep-th

Topological Electric Charge

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By treating magnetic charge as a gauge symmetry through the introduction of a ``magnetic'' pseudo four-vector potential, it is shown that it is possible, using the 't Hooft-Polyakov construction, to obtain a topological electric charge. The mass of this electrically charged particle is found to be on the order of {1 / 137} M_W as opposed to the much larger mass (on the order of 137 M_W) of the magnetic soliton. Some model building possibilities are discussed.

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