Helicity

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Helicity may refer to:

  • Helicity (fluid mechanics), the extent to which corkscrew-like motion occurs
  • Helicity (particle physics), the projection of the spin onto the direction of momentum
  • Magnetic helicity, the extent to which a magnetic field "wraps around itself"
  • Circular dichroism, the differential absorption of left and right circularly polarized light
  • A form of axial chirality
  • A former name for inherent chirality

See also

  • Helix
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