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The helicity of a particle is defined as the projection of a spin vector in the direction of its momentum vector,
Therefore, if a particle's spin vector points in the same direction as the momentum vector, the helicity is positive,
and if they point in opposite directions, the helicity is negative. However, the helicity of a massless particle is
always equal to its chirality. The helicity of a particle is a Lorentz invariant.
Chirality, Neutrino, Spin

© 1996-2007 Eric W. Weisstein
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