magnetic monopole

American  

noun

1. a hypothetical very heavy particle with an isolated magnetic north pole or magnetic south pole.

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magnetic monopole British  

noun

1. another name for monopole

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Example Sentences

For example, magnetic monopole quasiparticles have only one magnetic pole — unlike all ordinary magnets, which always have a north and a south.

From Nature

"Detecting a natural magnetic monopole would be a revolutionary event comparable to the discovery of the electron," wrote the team from Aalto University, Finland, and Amherst College, US, in their paper.

From BBC

“The equations that govern our synthetic monopole and that govern the natural magnetic monopole are essentially the same,” Hall says.

From Scientific American

"Although these results offer only an analogy to a magnetic monopole, their compatibility with theory reinforces the expectation that this particle will be detected experimentally. "

From BBC

Möttönen, who is a co-author on the latest paper, says that the monopole in the new study is closest to the real deal because the structure is identical to that of a Dirac magnetic monopole.

From Scientific American