Home › Forums › Hyperfine course › framework › double ring › Lowes energy orientation This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 3 months ago by Giel. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts February 22, 2025 at 2:17 pm #6123 GielParticipant For alpha > 0, the lowest energy configuration is perpendicular to the rings, for alpha < 0 it is parallel to the planes and for alpha = 0 all orientations carry the same energy since the quadrupole contribution vanishes. 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