Mirror symmetry breaking in helical polysilanes: Preference between left and right of chemical and physical origin

Symmetry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1625-1652

  Fujiki, Michiya ^a  

^a NARA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Helix; Nmr; Optically active; Parity violation; Phase transition; Polymer; Polysilane; Salam; Viscometry; Weak neutral current

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053519637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20738994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/sym2031625     Document Type: Article

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