Electric dipole moment is charge times displacement

The vector of electric dipole moment is a vector whose magnitude describes the electric dipole moment of the system. It is collinear to the vector connecting the two point charges.

Conditions:

  1. The charges must be equal by magnitude and have opposite signs.

Links:

  1. Wikipedia.

charge

Magnitude of the electric charge of the point charges.

Symbol:

q

Latex:

\(q\)

Dimension:

charge

dipole_moment_law(displacement_vector_)[source]

Vector of electric dipole moment via displacement vector.

Law:

p = q * d

Latex:
\[\vec p = q \vec d\]
Parameters:

displacement_vector_ –

vector pointing from the negative charge to the positive charge

Symbol: d

Latex: \(\vec d\)

Dimension: length

Returns:

vector of electric dipole moment

Symbol: p

Latex: \(\vec p\)

Dimension: charge * length