Symmetry-breaking in chiral polymerisation

Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-273

  Wattis, Jonathan A D ^a   Coveney, Peter V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autocatalysis; Bifurcations; Chiral polymerisation; Cross catalysis; Growth kinetics; Symmetry breaking

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

POLYMERIZATION; RACEMIZATION;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM; SYNTHESIS;

BIOGENESIS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; POLYMERS; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 26844505044     PISSN: 01696149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-005-0658-7     Document Type: Article

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