2. Noun. (physics) The quantized spin component of a moving particle ¹
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Definition of Helicity
1. a component of a particle's spin [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Helicity
Literary usage of Helicity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"The storage and release associated with CMEs can in fact be seen as a natural
result of the conservation of magnetic helicity. Magnetic helicity is a ..."
2. First Workshop on Grand Unification: New England Center, University of New by Paul H. Frampton, Sheldon L. Glashow, Asim Yildiz (1980)
"It is argued that the neutrino has only one helicity state (left-handed) ...
Two helicity states are the right number for a massive spin 1/2 fermion, ..."
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