Home › Forums › Hyperfine course › The nucleus › multipole moments › Shape of Nuclei This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 year, 3 months ago by krasmus. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts February 20, 2024 at 12:22 am #5024 krasmusParticipant Multipoles play an important role in shaping how a nuclei is shaped based on how the multipoles impact the parameters for the shape. It can stretch or squash a nuclei in a particular way to create more prolate or oblate shapes. 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