| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| espanja | manaje |
| ranska | chiralité, préférence manuelle |
| saksa | Chiralität, Händigkeit |
| suomi | kiraalisuus, kätisyys |
| Monikko | handednesses |
(chemistry, physics) The property that distinguishes an asymmetric object from its mirror image. For example, the essential difference between a left and right glove.
It's convenient to quantize the spin of spin-1/2 particles along their direction of motion. When the spin and the momentum are parallel, the particle is called "right-handed;" when they are antiparallel, the particle is "left-handed." These are known as helicity states. Red arrows represent the spin; green arrows are the momentum.
A preference (usually innate) for using one hand rather than the other.
Stenciled hands at the Cueva de las Manos in Argentina. Left hands make up over 90% of the artwork, demonstrating the prevalence of right-handedness.
A preference (usually innate) for using one hand rather than the other.
A schoolgirl writing with her left hand