Task 1: relative orientation Home › Forums › Hyperfine course › magnetic hyperfine interaction › in free atoms – task 1 › Task 1: relative orientation This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 day, 13 hours ago by drusse. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts March 5, 2026 at 1:34 pm #6861 drusseParticipant For J=2, L and S are parallel and pointing in the same direction, representing the maximum possible vector sum of the two angular momenta. J=1 corresponds to the orientation where L and S are perpendicular to each other. J=0 occurs when L and S are parallel and pointing in opposite directions, canceling each other out to reach the minimum value. 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