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For a general monopole the algebraic curves defined by Nahm are shown to be the same as the spectral curves.
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Hitchin, N.J., Murray, M.K. Spectral curves and the ADHM method.Commun.Math. Phys.114, 463–474 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01242139
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