orbital magnetic moment

orbital magnetic moment

[′ȯr·bəd·əl mag′ned·ik ′mō·mənt]

(quantum mechanics)

The magnetic dipole moment associated with the motion of a charged particle about an origin, rather than with its intrinsic spin.

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