Lowest energy oriëntation homepage › Forums › the double ring › Lowest energy oriëntation This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 4 years, 9 months ago by juriaan. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts February 22, 2019 at 11:29 am #1865 Score: 0 juriaanParticipant For alpha > 0 the lowest energy configuration is along the Z axis For alpha < 0 the lowest energy configuration is in the XY-plane For alpha = O the quadrupole moment is 0, so in this approximation there is no preferential orientation. 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