| 释义 |
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. |