electric dipole
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Like A Barbell .....
a: Electric dipole ~
b: a positive and a negative charge at either ends of a rod
What: "Being a bit more quantum mechanical, these current loops are treated as 'magnetic dipoles'--a magnetic analog of electric dipoles. Electric dipoles are much easier to explain and visualize because with electricity we have point charges---an electric dipole is like a positive and a negative charge at either ends of a rod, like a barbell. Since magnetic dipoles aren't as easy, just keep this picture in mind in place--it's not physically correct, but it gets the job done."
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Writer: Putinator
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Date: Aug 1 2013 3:00 PM
# 3529 Critique Analogy
METAMIA is a free database of analogy and metaphor. Anyone can contribute or search. The subject matter can be anything. Science is popular, but poetry is encouraged. The goal is to integrate our fluid muses with the stark literalism of a relational database. Metamia is like a girdle for your muses, a cognitive girdle.