Abstract
The time variation of the dipole and quadrupole polarizations of a system of spin 1 particles is discussed. The case of axially symmetric external fields is treated in detail and it is shown that this furnishes a canonical representation for the polarization dynamics. Elementary techniques are used to obtain an enumeration of the constants of motion and a geometric representation of the time dependence of the multipole polarizations.
- Received 20 February 1959
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.115.478
©1959 American Physical Society
