  he Wu-Yang monopole for pure SU(2) Yang-Mills theory is revisited. New
classical solutions with finite energy are found for a generalized Wu-Yang
configuration. Our method relies on known asymptotic series solutions and
explores the conformal invariance of the theory to set the scale for the
monopole configurations. Furthermore, by breaking the scale invariance of the
pure Yang-Mills theory by a term which simulates the coupling to quark fields,
four different monopole configurations with an energy of 2.9 GeV and spatial
extent of 1.2 fm, 1.4 fm, 2.4 fm and 2.6 fm are obtained. These configurations
may play a role in the transition to the plasma phase.
