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henrybrent
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I am studying the Earths main magnetic field (internal, specifically the stuff at the Core-Mantle boundary) which has led me to spherical harmonics. I am curious... how is the structure of a spherical harmonic determined by its degree l and order m? What role do the first three coefficients have (are they known as Gaussian Coefficients?) , and the variation in structure within a particular degree l.
I have these questions as I have been playing around with a model of the magnetic field, changing these coefficients but I am at a loss and see no pattern occurring, however, this question applies just to spherical harmonics in general so I can gauge a more overall understanding.
I have these questions as I have been playing around with a model of the magnetic field, changing these coefficients but I am at a loss and see no pattern occurring, however, this question applies just to spherical harmonics in general so I can gauge a more overall understanding.