Axial multipole moments are a series expansion of the electric potential of a charge distribution localized close to the origin along one Cartesian axis, denoted here as the z-axis. However, the axial multipole expansion can also be applied to any potential or field that varies inversely with the distance to the source, i.e., as . For clarity, we first illustrate the expansion for a single point charge, then generalize to an arbitrary charge density localized to the z-axis.
Read more about Axial Multipole Moments: Axial Multipole Moments of A Point Charge, General Axial Multipole Moments, Interior Axial Multipole Moments
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