"Groundbreaking Quantum Discovery Confirms Long-standing Theory on Monopole Decay"
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Phys.org
Researchers have observed the existence of an "Alice ring," a ring-like vortex formed when monopoles decay, confirming a decades-old theory. Monopoles are solitary counterparts to dipoles, carrying either a positive or negative charge. The Monopole Collaboration, through manipulating a gas of rubidium atoms, created and observed the decay of quantum monopoles into Alice rings. These rings exhibit peculiar properties and could potentially transform monopoles passing through their center into anti-monopoles of opposite charge. The discovery opens new doors for understanding the behavior of monopoles and their analogs in particle physics.