Chirality (disambiguation)

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Chirality (handedness) is a property of asymmetry.

Chirality may also refer to:

  • Chirality (chemistry), a property of molecules having a non-superimposable mirror image
  • Chirality (electromagnetism), an electromagnetic propagation in chiral media
  • Chirality (mathematics), the property of a figure not being identical to its mirror image
  • Chirality (physics), when a phenomenon is not identical to its mirror image
  • Homochirality, the property of humans having non-superimposable mirror forms, from hands to molecules.
  • Chirality (journal), an academic journal dealing with chiral chemistry
  • Chirality (manga), a 4-volume yuri manga series written and illustrated by author Satoshi Urushihara
  • Chirality (album), a 2014 solo piano album by American pianist John Burke

See also

  • Chirality in gastropods
  • Chiral knot
  • Handedness
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