Symmetry in Sphere-Based Assembly Configuration Spaces

Symmetry in Sphere-Based Assembly Configuration Spaces

Many remarkably robust, rapid and spontaneous self-assembly phenomena occurring in nature can be modeled geometrically, starting from a collection of rigid bunches of spheres. This paper highlights the role of symmetry in sphere-based assembly processes. Since spheres within bunches could be identic...

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Main Authors: Meera Sitharam, Andrew Vince, Menghan Wang, Miklós Bóna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Symmetry
Subjects:
sphere assembly
configuration space
stratification
distance constraints
Cayley geometry
entropy
kinetics
pathways
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/8/1/5

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