answer homepage › Forums › the double ring › answer This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 3 years, 9 months ago by Nicky. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts February 22, 2020 at 5:09 pm #2636 Score: 0 NickyParticipant For alpha > 0 we know that the lowest energy configuration is for the dumbbell along the z-axis, for alpha < 0, I think the lowest energy configuration will be in the xy-plane. for alpha = 0 the two configurations will have the same energy. Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In