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dipole moment

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di·pole moment (dpl)
n.
1. The product of either charge in an electric dipole with the distance separating them.
2. The product of the strength of either pole in a magnetic dipole with the distance separating them.


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They highlight new results and developments in such topics as neutron electric dipole moment searches, neutron optics and interferometry, Standard Model tests using neutron beta decay, neutron facilities, neutron polarimetry, and nucleon-nucleon interactions.
The dipole moment produced tends to provide oil resistance.
As an atom approaches this wave, it senses these energy differences because of its dipole moment (the internal polarization that causes the atom to prefer a specific position), Timp explains.
 
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