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Magnetic Monopoles

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Cosmic Radiations: From Astronomy to Particle Physics

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We discuss the experimental situation of direct searches at accelerators for Dirac magnetic monopoles, and in the penetrating cosmic radiation for the superheavy magnetic monopoles predicted by GUT theories. We also discuss the searches for intermediate mass monopoles (which are predicted by theories in extra dimensions), and for nuclearites and Q-balls.

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  1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell’Università di Bologna and INFN, Sezione di Bologna, Viale C. Berti Pichat 6/2, I-40127, Bologna, Italy

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Bologna and INFN Sezione di Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Giorgio Giacomelli  & Maurizio Spurio  & 

  2. Faculté des Sciences, Université Mohamed 1er, Oujda, Morocco

    Jamal Eddine Derkaoui

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Giacomelli, G., Patrizii, L. (2001). Magnetic Monopoles. In: Giacomelli, G., Spurio, M., Derkaoui, J.E. (eds) Cosmic Radiations: From Astronomy to Particle Physics. NATO Science Series, vol 42. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0634-7_5

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