Buy Monopole magnets?

Various sources report of magnets that are "monopole" magnetised. However, this is false.
According to current scientific knowledge, there is no clear evidence for the existence of magnetic monopoles in nature. In conventional magnets, including permanent magnets such as neodymium magnets, magnetic poles always occur in pairs - a north pole is always connected to a south pole.
The so-called Ampere's law is the basis for the fact that magnetic monopoles do not exist. However, there are some theoretical models and hypotheses in physics that predict the existence of magnetic monopoles, such as in some forms of particle physics and in string theory. However, no direct experimental evidence for magnetic monopoles has yet been found.

However, if you think you have a monopole magnet, the easiest way to prove otherwise is to use another magnet or a compass.

Since every magnet has a north or south pole, in our shop for magnets we only indicate the direction of magnetisation for magnets with "equal" sides. When used in pairs, you can simply turn these magnets around to use the same poles or different poles opposite each other.


The screw-on magnets are an exception. The pole side is specified here, as the magnets cannot be used as counterparts on the opposite side in order to achieve an attraction. Here you always have to buy the "counterpart".