Published June 19, 2009 | Version v1
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Mirror Symmetry Breaking and Restoration: The Role of Noise and Chiral Bias

Creators

  • 1. Centro de Astrobiologia (CSIC-INTA), Carretera Ajalvir Kilometro 4, 28850 Torrejon de Ardoz, Madrid (Spain)

Description

The nonequilibrium effective potential is computed for the Frank model of spontaneous mirror symmetry breaking (SMSB) in chemistry in which external noise is introduced to account for random environmental effects. When these fluctuations exceed a critical magnitude, mirror symmetry is restored. The competition between ambient noise and the chiral bias due to physical fields and polarized radiation can be explored with this potential.

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.248101;
arXiv
arXiv:0906.3391v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
102
Journal Issue
24
Journal Page Range
p. 248101-248101.4
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41078186
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CHIRALITY; FLUCTUATIONS; MIRRORS; NOISE; POTENTIALS; RANDOMNESS; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY BREAKING
Descriptors DEC
PARTICLE PROPERTIES; VARIATIONS

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Notes
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