Axial ratio
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Axial ratio, for any structure or shape with two or more axes, is the ratio of the length (or magnitude) of those axes to each other - the longer axis divided by the shorter.
In chemistry or materials science, the axial ratio (symbol P) is used to describe rigid rod-like molecules.[1] It is defined as the length of the rod divided by the rod diameter.
In physics, the axial ratio describes electromagnetic radiation with elliptical, or circular, polarization. The axial ratio is the ratio of the magnitudes of the major and minor axis defined by the electric field vector.[2]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ John, George; Jung, Jong Hwa; Minamikawa, Hiroyuki; Yoshida, Kaname; Shimizu, Toshimi (27 November 2002). "Morphological Control of Helical Solid Bilayers in High-Axial-Ratio Nanostructures Through Binary Self-Assem". Chemistry - A European Journal. 8 (23): 5494–5500. doi:10.1002/1521-3765(20021202)8:23<5494::AID-CHEM5494>3.0.CO;2-P. PMID 12561322. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
- ^ "Terminal axial ratio optimization". patents.google.com. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
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