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This is problem 6.5 in Griffiths EM.
I can't understand why dipole moment does not depend on coordinate systems.
Why does not dipole moment depend on coordinates system?
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This is problem 6.5 in Griffiths EM.
I can't understand why dipole moment does not depend on coordinate systems.
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He's saying that [itex]\mathbf{p}[/itex] is constant in space, so its spatial derivatives vanish. Presumably this was stated in the problem statement.
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pasmith said:
There is not such presumption stated in problem .
The solution is saying that " Dipole moment P doesn't depend on coordinates system" is a generalized and obvious idea