Multipole expansion of electrostatic and magnetostatic fields

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Abstracto

  • The multipole moments of an electrostatic or magnetostatic field and the components of the field itself are expressed in terms of two-component spinor and of spin-weighted spherical harmonics, obtaining the correspondence between the Cartesian and spherical components. It is shown that the 2l-pole moment of a charge or current distribution defines l, not necessarily distinct, directions which determine the angular dependence of the multipole field.

fecha de publicación

  • 2002

Palabras clave

  • Electrostatic field
  • Magnetostatic field
  • Multipole expansion
  • Spherical harmonics
  • Two-component spinors

Número de páginas

  • 7 páginas

Volumen

  • Vol.48 No.4