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The Charged Neutrino: A New Approach to the Solar Neutrino Problem
We have considered the effect of the reduction of the solar neutrino flux on
earth due to the deflection of the charged neutrino by the magnetic field of
the solar convective zone. The antisymmetry of this magnetic field about the
plane of the solar equator induces the anisotropy of the solar neutrino flux
thus creating the deficit of the neutrino flux on the earth. The deficit has
been estimated in terms of solar and neutrino parameters and the condition of a
50 \% deficit has been obtained: Q_{\nu} gradH \agt 10^{-18} eG/cm where
is the neutrino electric charge, is the gradient of the solar
toroidal magnetic field, e is the electron charge. Some attractive experimental
consequences of this scenario are qualitatively discussed.Comment: 15 pages, UM-P/94-26, in REVTE
Magnetic Monopole and the Finite Photon Mass: Are They Compatible?
We analyze the role played by the gauge invariance for the existence of Dirac
monopole. To this end, we consider the electrodynamics with massive photon and
ask if the magnetic charge can be introduced there. We show that the derivation
of the Dirac quantization condition based on the angular momentum algebra
cannot be generalized to the case of massive electrodynamics. Possible
implications of this result are briefly discussed.Comment: 12 pages, revtex, no figure
Black holes with magnetic charge and quantized mass
We examine the issue of magnetic charge quantization in the presence of black
holes. It is pointed out that quantization of magnetic charge can lead to the
mass quantization for magnetically charged black holes. We also discuss some
implications for the experimental searches of magnetically charged black holes.Comment: RevTeX, 11 pages, Invited paper for the first editorial volume of the
book series "Contemporary Fundamental Physics" by the Nova Science Publisher
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