indication of the nuclear deformation. We have noted that the calculated values of $B(E2)$ are about the same in $^8\mbox{Be}$ and $^{10}\mbox{Be}$. Thus we would expect the orbital $M1$ strengths in the two nuclei to be about the same.

There is a certain ‘vagueness’ in what is meant by ‘strength’. It is clear that the experiments thus far sample only low energy strengths up to about $6$ $MeV$ in heavy deformed nuclei [@zr] [@rich]. Also some of the theories involve summed strength per se and others involve the energy weighted strength. Rather than enter into deep philosophical discussions about what is meant by strength, we will give a variety of ratios of strength $\frac{^{10}\mbox{Be}}{^8\mbox{Be}}$ in Table $V$. We see that all the ratios, be they non-energy weighted or energy weighted, be they in small spaces or in large spaces, are substantially less than one. In forming the ratios, we added for the numerator ($^{10}\mbox{Be}$) the $J=0^+$ $T=1$ to $J=1^+$ $T=1$ and $J=0^+$ $T=1$ to $J=1^+$ $T=2$ strengths.

A comparison of the $J=1^+$ $\rightarrow$ $0_1^+$ and $J=1^+$ $\rightarrow$ $2_1^+$ Magnetic Dipole Transitions
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Let us assume that the $0_1^+$ and $2_1^+$ states are members of a $K=0$ rotational band and that 