Time and Date
15:00-17:00, July 09th, 2025

Title
"Magnetic Monopoles in Heaven and Earth"
by Takeshi Kobayashi (SISSA, Italy)

Place (hybrid)
Room 745, Science Complex B (MAP H-03)

Zoom registration for participants:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/EvALEhHkS2GMnSJXa5LyJQ

Abstract
Magnetic monopoles are hypothetical particles that carry a magnetic charge. They are predicted to exist as soliton solutions in a wide range of particle physics theories beyond the Standard Model, however an experimental detection of monopoles is notoriously difficult. In this talk I will give an introduction to monopoles, with an emphasis on searches in terrestrial experiments and astrophysical observations. I will then explain that the magnetic fields in our universe are particularly useful for unveiling the properties of monopoles, and why it is a good time for carrying out such studies.

Point
GSP = 1

Contact
Kazuhiro Watanabe (Physics, GP-PU),
E-mail: kazuhiro.watanabe.b8*tohoku.ac.jp (Replace * with @)