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  "abstract": "Global monopoles can carry electric charge even when the scalar field that forms them is neutral. We show that a CP-odd operator in the Goldstone effective theory, typically discarded as a total derivative, gives them an electric charge $Q=-Cn$, with $C$ its Wilson coefficient and $n$ the winding number. This is a Witten effect on a global defect, generated by a mixed $θ$-term between electromagnetism and a composite connection built from the Goldstone fields. The same group theory condition that allows the operator also guarantees the existence of monopoles. We also give a fermionic UV completion and determine the coefficient by matching the Goldstone-Wilczek current.",
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      "name": "Pablo Quílez Lasanta"
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  "pdf_url": "https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.14168",
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  "published": "2026-10-09",
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  "title": "A Witten effect for global monopoles",
  "title_text": "A Witten effect for global monopoles",
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