Home › Forums › Hyperfine course › electric quadrupole interaction › quadrupole operator › answer This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 9 months, 1 week ago by DanteBouckhout. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts March 12, 2024 at 10:09 pm #5465 DanteBouckhoutParticipant We can see it in the matrix because Vxx = Vyy so this implies axial symmetry Also this symmetry can be seen when looking at the electrons on the z axis, they are also symmetrical. (not the dumbbell though) 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