Abstract
In the fifty-one years since its publication Dirac's magnetic monopole conjecture has stimulated a theoretical outpouring rich in variety. We review here the experimental techniques with which monopoles have been sought and we will describe the limits on monopole properties these searches have established.
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Cabrera, B., Trower, W.P. Magnetic monopoles: Evidence since the Dirac conjecture. Found Phys 13, 195–215 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01889481
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