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Helicity
    

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




References

Boyd, R. N. "Spin and Helicity Related to EM and Gravitation." http://www.rialian.com/rnboyd/spin-helicity.htm.







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