Examples of Multipole Expansions
There are many types of multipole moments, since there are many types of potentials and many ways of approximating a potential by a series expansion, depending on the coordinates and the symmetry of the charge distribution. The most common expansions include:
- Axial multipole moments of a potential;
- Spherical multipole moments of a potential; and
- Cylindrical multipole moments of a potential
Examples of potentials include the electric potential, the magnetic potential and the gravitational potential of point sources. An example of a potential is the electric potential of an infinite line charge.
Read more about this topic: Multipole Expansion
Famous quotes containing the words examples of and/or examples:
“It is hardly to be believed how spiritual reflections when mixed with a little physics can hold people’s attention and give them a livelier idea of God than do the often ill-applied examples of his wrath.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)
“No rules exist, and examples are simply life-savers answering the appeals of rules making vain attempts to exist.”
—André Breton (1896–1966)