multipole moment example: electrostatics

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  • November 1, 2021 at 6:50 pm #3976 Score: 0
    mark-twain
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    One example is in electrostatics.

    When an observer is far away from a charge distribution, the monopole contribution dominates.
    As the observer comes closer to the charge distribution, dipoles, quadrupoles and octrapoles become more important.

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