helicity

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being helical.

(physics, fluid mechanics, electrodynamics) Any of certain measures of the extent to which vortex lines (in fluid flow) or field lines (in a magnetic or electromagnetic field) kink and twist and/or link and coil around one another.

(physics, quantum mechanics) The quantized spin component of a moving particle along the direction of its motion.

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However, chirality of a massive particle is not a constant of motion; helicity is, but the chirality operator does not share eigenstates with the helicity operator. Source: Internet

Helicity values will be highest over the same general area as well, but all of North/Central Alabama will have a good bit of wind shear. Source: Internet

Neutrinos (emitted in positron decay) have positive helicity, while antineutrinos (emitted in electron decay) have negative helicity. Source: Internet

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