Helicity

Helicity

The term helicity has several meanings in physics, all referring (perhaps obliquely) to a phenomenon that resembles a helix. See:

*helicity (fluid mechanics)
*helicity (particle physics)
*magnetic helicity
*circular dichroism

In biochemistry, "helicity" may also refer to the amount of alpha helix represented in the secondary structure of a protein.

In chemistry, helicity may refer to a type of planar chirality.


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