Dr Ludovic Jaubert, group leader in the Professor Nic Shannon's Theory of Quantum Matter Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) together with Prof Roderich Moessner from the Max Planck Institute in Dresden gave a theoretical explanation for the observation of double - layer structure of magnetic monopoles in spin ices. (sciencedaily.com)
Los Alamos National Laboratory staff scientist Cristiano Nisoli explained, «The emergence of magnetic monopoles in spin ice systems is a particular case of what physicists call fractionalization, or deconfinement of quasi-particles that together are seen as comprising the fundamental unit of the system, in this case the north and south poles of a nanomagnet. (sciencedaily.com)
The hunt is in full swing for these hypothetical particles known as magnetic monopoles — which possess a lone north or south pole. (sciencenews.org)