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Chirality vs Helicity - What's the difference?

chirality | helicity |

As nouns the difference between chirality and helicity

is that chirality is the phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are not identical while helicity is the quality of being helical.

chirality

English

(wikipedia chirality)

Noun

(-)
  • The phenomenon, in chemistry, physics and mathematics, in which objects are mirror images of each other, but are not identical.

    • Synonyms

    * handedness

    Related terms

    * achiral * achirality * chiral

    See also

    * enantiomer

    helicity

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia helicity) (helicities)
  • The quality of being helical.
  • (physics) The quantized spin component of a moving particle