Thermal Monopoles

Evidence is given that some particles carrying large charges in gauge theories, including 4d N=4 SU(3), have macroscopic entropy. The ground state entropy is expressed in terms of the charges and is extensive in them. The mass gap for excitation is estimated and is larger than the binding energy. The question of the decay of excited states through Hawking radiation is raised. The analysis is based on the model of (p,q) string webs. The evidence points to explanation in terms of a string model