Home › Forums › Hyperfine course › framework › double ring › lowest-energy orientation This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 2 weeks, 5 days ago by AntoineF. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts January 3, 2025 at 4:00 am #5918 AntoineFParticipant For alpha>0, we saw it in the video : Theta=0° or dumbbell along z axis. For alpha=0, the quadrupole energy is 0 so no correction : all theta configurations have the same energy. For alpha<0, the quadrupole correction is the other way around : minimal at Theta=90°, maximal at Theta=0, so the dumbbell will be in the xy plane. 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