Dumb-bell - Hyperfine Course

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February 27, 2024 at 12:28 am #5143

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a>0: When the dumb-bell is parallel to the z-axis it will have the lowest potential energy.
a=0: the quadruple moment is zero, then the orientation doesn’t matter.
a<0: the dumb-bell has to be oriented along the xy-plane.
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