Toroidal Multipole Moments in Classical Electrodynamics: An Analysis of their Emergence and Physical Significance

Nanz, Stefan

Stefan Nanz investigates the necessity for three multipole families in classical electrodynamics. He shows that by imposing symmetry and parity constraints, it is sufficient to deal with only two multipole families. This implies that the toroidal multipole moments do not represent an independent multipole family, and they only emerge in the long-wavelength limit.

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Published by: Springer Spektrum

Publication Date: 2016-02-11

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9783658125486

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-658-12549-3

Dimensions: 210.0cm x148.0cm

Pages: 87.0