MagneticDipole

class plasmapy.formulary.MagneticDipole(moment: Unit(‘A m2’), p0: Unit(‘m’))

Bases: plasmapy.formulary.magnetostatics.MagnetoStatics

Simple magnetic dipole - two nearby opposite point charges.

Parameters

• moment (astropy.units.Quantity) – Magnetic moment vector, in units of A * m^2

• p0 (astropy.units.Quantity) – Position of the dipole

Methods Summary

magnetic_field(p)

Calculate magnetic field generated by this wire at position p

Methods Documentation

magnetic_field(p: Unit(‘m’))

Calculate magnetic field generated by this wire at position p

Parameters

p (astropy.units.Quantity) – three-dimensional position vector

Returns

B – magnetic field at the specified positon

Return type

astropy.units.Quantity