Quadrupole Moment: Definition & Explanation

[Petar Mali]

In wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrupole

Is this \delta_{i,j} Kronecker delta?

In my notebook I have relation:

Q_{i,j}=\frac{3}{2}eQ_0(x_ix_j-\frac{1}{3}\delta_{i,j})

When direction of external field are the direction of symmetry axis Q=Q_0.

In which book I can find more about this?

 

[Meir Achuz]

In wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadrupole
Is this \delta_{i,j} Kronecker delta?
In my notebook I have relation:
Q_{i,j}=\frac{3}{2}eQ_0(x_ix_j-\frac{1}{3}\delta_{i,j})
When direction of external field are the direction of symmetry axis Q=Q_0.
In which book I can find more about this?

\delta_{i,j} is the Kronecker delta.
The relation from your notebook is not quite right. It should be
Q_{i,j}=\frac{3}{2}Q_0(\delta_{i,3}\delta_{j,3}-\frac{1}{3}\delta_{i,j})
for a symmetric quadrupole aligned along the z (or 3) axis, having quadrupole moment Q_0.
There is a full discussion of quadrupoles in Section 2.4 of Franklin, "Classical Electromagnetism" (AW.com).

 

[Petar Mali]

Thanks!

 

[Petar Mali]

\delta_{i,j} is the Kronecker delta.
The relation from your notebook is not quite right. It should be
Q_{i,j}=\frac{3}{2}Q_0(\delta_{i,3}\delta_{j,3}-\frac{1}{3}\delta_{i,j})
for a symmetric quadrupole aligned along the z (or 3) axis, having quadrupole moment Q_0.
There is a full discussion of quadrupoles in Section 2.4 of Franklin, "Classical Electromagnetism" (AW.com).

I found that in "Non relativistic quantum mechanics" of Landau. There is formulation:
Q_{i,j}=\frac{3}{2}Q_0(n_in_j-\frac{1}{3}\delta_{i,j})

where n_i,n_j are components of unit vector \vec{n}.

 

[Meir Achuz]

My formula is the reduction of Landau's when the unit vector n is in the z direction.