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One common use is in relation to [[Herschel transmitter]]s, where the spacing between the two [[glider]]s in the [[tandem glider]] output can limit the [[receiver]] to a single chirality. | One common use is in relation to [[Herschel transmitter]]s, where the spacing between the two [[glider]]s in the [[tandem glider]] output can limit the [[receiver]] to a single chirality. | ||
<gallery widths="100px" style="text-align:center;"> | |||
File:ship.png|[[Ship]] is chiral | |||
File:boat.png|[[Boat]] is achiral | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 18:07, 13 November 2022
Chirality is a term borrowed from chemistry to describe asymmetrical patterns with two distinct mirror-image orientations. An object is chiral if it cannot be distinguished from its mirror image (perhaps after rotation). Otherwise, it is achiral.
One common use is in relation to Herschel transmitters, where the spacing between the two gliders in the tandem glider output can limit the receiver to a single chirality.
See also
External links
- Chirality at the Life Lexicon