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What is the physical significance of the dipole moment P in the far-field expansion of the potential?
What is the physical significance of the dipole moment P in the far-field expansion of the potential?
What is the dominant term in the far-field expansion of the potential when the total charge Q vanishes?
What is the dominant term in the far-field expansion of the potential when the total charge Q vanishes?
In the far-field limit, what is the characteristic shape of the electric field of a dipole?
In the far-field limit, what is the characteristic shape of the electric field of a dipole?
Why is the far-field expansion of the potential in powers of 1/r?
Why is the far-field expansion of the potential in powers of 1/r?
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What is the mathematical property of each term in the far-field expansion of the potential?
What is the mathematical property of each term in the far-field expansion of the potential?
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What is the physical significance of the quadrupole moment Qij in the far-field expansion of the potential?
What is the physical significance of the quadrupole moment Qij in the far-field expansion of the potential?
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What is the difference in the far-field limit of the electric field of a dipole and a point charge?
What is the difference in the far-field limit of the electric field of a dipole and a point charge?
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What is the physical significance of the ideal dipole approximation?
What is the physical significance of the ideal dipole approximation?
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What is the direction of the electric field of a dipole in the far-field limit?
What is the direction of the electric field of a dipole in the far-field limit?
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What is the purpose of calculating the potential energy of a dipole in an external electric field?
What is the purpose of calculating the potential energy of a dipole in an external electric field?
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What is the condition for the minimization of the potential energy of a dipole in an external electric field?
What is the condition for the minimization of the potential energy of a dipole in an external electric field?
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What is the change in potential energy required to reverse the direction of a dipole in an external electric field?
What is the change in potential energy required to reverse the direction of a dipole in an external electric field?
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What is the direction of the vector a in the definition of an electric dipole moment?
What is the direction of the vector a in the definition of an electric dipole moment?
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What is the electric potential of a dipole in the far field limit?
What is the electric potential of a dipole in the far field limit?
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What is the equation that the electric potential of a dipole must satisfy away from the charges?
What is the equation that the electric potential of a dipole must satisfy away from the charges?
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What is the coordinate system in which the components of the electric field of a dipole are simplest?
What is the coordinate system in which the components of the electric field of a dipole are simplest?
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What is the expression for the electric field of a dipole in a coordinate-free form?
What is the expression for the electric field of a dipole in a coordinate-free form?
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