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The conservation of spin, a manifestly intrinsic angular momentum distinct from helicity, is associated with the fact that the electric and magnetic field vectors can be rotated about any direction in space (provided this is done in a manner that leaves them perpendicular to the direction of propagation and each other, of course). (Online version in colour.)
