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The eccentric dipole

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An up to date (1965) collection of the geometric parameters of the eccentric dipole is given and a new approach to the theory is introduced visualising the eccentric dipole as a superposition of multipoles. Formulae are also given for the determination of the theoretical north and south dip-poles.

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  1. Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, The University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

    R. W. James

  2. Department of Applied Mathematics, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia

    D. E. Winch

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James, R.W., Winch, D.E. The eccentric dipole. PAGEOPH 66, 77–86 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00875313

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