Multipole Refinement and Related Topics . A Chairman, C. Lecomte, has been appointed and a concept programme has been devised to make a concerted effort of assessing the various multipole programs in existence and in particular the new program XD that has been developed by T. Koritsanzky et al . The activities of the project will be carried out in close cooperation with those undertaken in the field of the Maximum Entropy Project. Maximum Entropy Project . This topic has led to vigorous scientific discussions during the various conferences organized by the Commission.
Recent results obtained by different groups show significant differences.
The Chairman of the project, M. Sakata, has formulated the objects of the project and its operating procedures.