What Determines the Torque and Magnetic Moment in Magnetic Systems?

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when we write [itex]\vec \tau=[\vec \mu, \vec B][/itex]
what is the point or the line about which we are calcuating the torque
Also what is the magnetic moment's expression for a surface current and volume current distribution?
 
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The moment of magnetic dipole is independent of the origin. The torque is a pure couple and so it too is independent of the choice of origin.
 
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