Home › Forums › Hyperfine course › electric quadrupole interaction › quadrupole operator › Axial symmetry of EFG tensor This topic has 0 replies, 1 voice, and was last updated 1 year, 7 months ago by bolandthomas. Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) Author Posts March 20, 2023 at 10:04 am #4365 bolandthomasParticipant The axial symmetry is indicated in the equation by the fact that the tensor is diagonal and that Vxx and Vyy are equal. From the picture, we can see that the charge distribution is symmetric in the x-y plane, which indicates axial symmetry. Author Posts Viewing 1 post (of 1 total) You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In