Home › Forums › Hyperfine course › The nucleus › multipole moments › multipole moments This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 4 months, 3 weeks ago by EsterD. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts February 12, 2025 at 4:15 pm #5980 EsterDParticipant 1. A daily life example is that of our earth’s gravitational field. It is not perfectly symmetric due to the spinning of the earth. These imperfection can be described using the deformation parameter beta, using the quadrupole moment. 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