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From: "Srinivasan S. Iyengar" <iyengar@qtp.ufl.edu>
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To: vkitzing@sunny.mpimf-heidelberg.mpg.de
Subject: Re: CCL:helix dipole
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> In his mail Eberhard von Kitzing says :
>
> As long as the helix is electrically neutral both results should agree!

  What if the number of positive charge centers is not equal to the
number of negative charge centers.
  As for Ravi's idea of finding the principal axis, I donot quite
understand how this helps simplify the problem. An explanation would
be appreciated.

Srinivasan