Which J value corresponds to which orentiation? homepage › Forums › three J-values › Which J value corresponds to which orentiation? This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 11 months ago by Viktor.VdB. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts March 8, 2022 at 2:46 pm #4330 Score: 0 Viktor.VdBParticipant The picture is that of a p-shell with J=0 as lowest state, hence it is less than half filled. If the momenta would be opposite, they would interfere with each other in a destructive way. Thus thus corresponds to a lower energy. This topic was modified 11 months ago by Viktor.VdB. 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