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Magnetic moment

In physics, the magnetic moment of an object is a vector property, denoted here as m, that determines the torque it experiences in a magnetic flux density B. As such, it also determines the change in potential energy of the object, denoted here by U, when it is introduced to this flux, namely U = −m·B.