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How do you determine the handedness of the polarization vector of a beam of light?

The Wikipedia page on circular polarization says, [For] polarization [as] defined from the point of view of the source...left- or right-handedness is determined by pointing one's left or right thumb ...
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Are there Non-conformal maps encountered in Physics?

We always encounter Conformal maps in Physics, may be they are easier to study, but are there Non-Conformal transformations encountered in Physics anywhere? if they are encountered, where are they ...
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