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Helicity is an important experimental observable, which describes the projection of the [[basic_notions:spin|spin]] onto the direction of the momentum. Moreover, there is a close connection to the more fundamental concept [[advanced_notions:chirality|chirality]], because for massless particles the chirality and helicity are the same. | Helicity is an important experimental observable, which describes the projection of the [[basic_notions:spin|spin]] onto the direction of the momentum. Moreover, there is a close connection to the more fundamental concept [[advanced_notions:chirality|chirality]], because for massless particles the chirality and helicity are the same. | ||
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+ | **Important Related Concepts:** | ||
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+ | * [[basic_notions:spin]] | ||
+ | * [[advanced_notions:chirality|]] | ||
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