(electricity) A quantity characterizing an electric charge distribution; obtained by integrating the product of the charge density, the third power of the distance from the origin, and a spherical harmonic Y*3m over the charge distribution.
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(electricity) A quantity characterizing an electric charge distribution; obtained by integrating the product of the charge density, the third power of the distance from the origin, and a spherical harmonic Y*3m over the charge distribution.
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