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Particle physics

result that a nonzero theta angle gives magnetic monopoles a fractional electric charge proportional to theta.

In particle physics, Witten effect refers to result that a nonzero theta angle gives magnetic monopoles a fractional electric charge proportional to theta. This meaning comes from Witten (1979) in Physics Letters B.[1]

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References

Witten, E. (1979). Dyons of charge eθ/2π. Physics Letters B, 86(3-4), 283-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(79)90838-4

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