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‘Monopoles can be in the universe.’

[(k (plur monopole.n)) in.p ⟨the-local universe.n⟩]

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Moreover, grand unified theories of particle physics suggest that there should be magnetic monopoles in the universe, which have not been found.
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This leads to a direct prediction of the amount of monopoles in the universe today, which is about 1011 times the critical density of our universe.
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Not only is that not the case, but all searches for them have so far turned out fruitless, placing stringent limits on the density of relic magnetic monopoles in the universe.
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Queried on 2013-05-23.