magnetic dipole moment

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(physics) a current loop gives rise to a magnetic field characteristic of a magnetic dipole

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An orbiting electron in an atom will have a magnetic dipole moment Source: Internet

A permanent magnet, such as a bar magnet, owes its magnetism to the intrinsic magnetic dipole moment of the electron. Source: Internet

A very small current-carrying loop is approximately a magnetic point dipole; the magnetic dipole moment of such a loop is the product of the current flowing in the loop and the (vector) area of the loop. Source: Internet

Magnetic and electric multipoles In order to find theoretically the deuterium magnetic dipole moment µ, one uses the formula for a nuclear magnetic moment : with : g (l) and g (s) are g-factors of the nucleons. Source: Internet

The needle assembly is suspended by a silk thread, and has no net magnetic dipole moment. Source: Internet

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