Published December 22, 2008
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Journal article
Chirality-dependent macroscopic force between chiral molecules and achiral matter
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074 (China)
Description
A non-zero macroscopic chirality-dependent force between achiral matter and homochiral molecules due to the exchange of light particles is shown theoretically. It has the opposite sign for molecules with opposite chirality. As an example, this force between a copper block and a vessel of chiral molecules (methyl phenyl carbinol nitrite) is calculated in the crystal field theory. The magnitude of the force is estimated with the published limits of scalar and pseudo-scalar coupling constants. Its possible influence to the gravitational experiments testing the equivalence principle is discussed as well
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2008.10.082Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physleta.2008.10.082;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0805.1294v2;
- PII
- S0375-9601(08)01593-4;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. A
- Journal Volume
- 373
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 9-12
- ISSN
- 0375-9601
- CODEN
- PYLAAG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40053381
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- AXIONS; CHIRALITY; COPPER; COUPLING CONSTANTS; CRYSTAL FIELD; ENANTIOMORPHS; EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE; MATTER; METHANOL; NITRITES; PARITY; PARTICLES; RACEMATES; SIMULATION
- Descriptors DEC
- ALCOHOLS; BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; GOLDSTONE BOSONS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; ISOMERS; METALS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; POSTULATED PARTICLES; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.