In special relativity, the electric dipole moment d and magnetic dipole moment μ of a particle transform together under Lorentz transformations.
Dipole moment tensor
editThe electric dipole moment d and magnetic dipole moment μ of a particle are unified into a single tensor[1]
Energy and torque
editFields due to dipoles
editRelation to angular momentum
editReferences
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- ^ Barut, A.O. Electrodynamics and the Classical theory of particles and fields. Dover. p. 73. ISBN 978-0-486-64038-9. No factor of c appears in the tensor in this book because different conventions for the EM field tensor.