Polarization

• Polarization of an Abelian variety, in the mathematics of complex manifolds • Polarization of an algebraic form, a technique for expressing a homogeneous polynomial in a simpler fashion by adjoining more variables • Polarization identity, expresses an inner product in terms of its associated norm • Polarization (Lie algebra) ==Physical sciences==

• Polarization (physics), the ability of waves to oscillate in more than one direction; polarization of light allows the glare-reducing effect of polarized sunglasses • Polarization (antenna), the state of polarization (in the above sense) of electromagnetic waves transmitted by or received by a radio antenna • Dielectric polarization, charge separation in insulating materials: • Polarization density, volume dielectric polarization • Dipolar polarization, orientation of permanent dipoles • Ionic polarization, displacement of ions in a crystal • Maxwell–Wagner–Sillars polarization, slow long-distance charge separation in dielectric spectroscopy on inhomogeneous soft matter • Polarization (electrochemistry), a change in the equilibrium potential of an electrochemical reaction • Concentration polarization, the shift of the electrochemical potential difference across an electrochemical cell from its equilibrium value • Spin polarization, the degree by which the spin of elementary particles is aligned to a given direction • Polarizability, an electrical property of atoms or molecules and a separate magnetic property of subatomic particles • Polarization function, a feature of some molecular modelling methods • Photon polarization, the mathematical link between wave polarization and spin polarization • Vacuum polarization, a process in which a background electromagnetic field produces virtual electron-positron pairs • Polarization (cosmology), mechanisms for detecting astronomical polarization and the possible natural origins ==Social sciences==

• Polarization (economics), faster decrease of moderate-skill jobs relative to low-skill and high-skill jobs • Political polarization, when public opinion divides and becomes oppositional • Bipolarisation, two sides of opposition • Social polarization, segregation of society into social groups, from high-income to low-income • Group polarization, tendency of a group to make more extreme decisions than individuals' initial inclinations • Attitude polarization, when disagreement becomes more extreme as different parties consider evidence • Racial polarization, when a population with varying ancestry is divided into distinct racial groups ==Others==

• Polarization (album), an album by American jazz trombonist and composer Julian Priester • Polarization, in many disciplines, is a tendency to be located close to one of the opposite ends of a continuum ==See also==