right-hand polarization
right-hand polarization
[′rīt ¦hand ‚pō·lə·rə′zā·shən] (electromagnetism)
In elementary particle discussions, circular or elliptical polarization of an electromagnetic wave in which the electric field vector at a fixed point in space rotates in the right-hand sense about the direction of propagation; in optics, the opposite convention is used; in facing the source of the beam, the electric vector is observed to rotate clockwise.
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