Quadrupole vs Octopole - What's the difference?
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(physics) A distribution of either electric charge or magnetization equivalent to two dipoles that point in opposite directions.
* 1975 , David M. Cook, The Theory of the Electromagnetic Field ,
(physics) A magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles.
Octopole is a related term of quadrupole.
In physics terms the difference between quadrupole and octopole
is that quadrupole is a magnet with two north poles and two south poles, used to focus a beam of particles while octopole is any configuration or analysis having eightfold symmetry.quadrupole
English
(wikipedia quadrupole)Noun
(en noun)page 123,
- Consider a linear quadrupole consisting of a point charge of strength 2q'' at the origin and point charges of strength —''q'' at (0, 0, ''a'') and (0, 0, —''a ).