Chirality and Symmetry Measures: A Transdisciplinary Review

Chirality and Symmetry Measures: A Transdisciplinary Review

Many quantitative measures of the degree of chirality or symmetry of a set have been proposed in the literature. The main approaches from various areas are reviewed: chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer sciences, biology, and psychophysics. Relations between chirality, symmetry, and other conce...

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Main Author: Michel Petitjean
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2003-07-01
Series:Entropy
Subjects:
chirality
symmetry
measure
continuous
quantitative
chiral index
direct symmetry index
asymmetry coefficient
skewness
chirality functions
quasi-symmetry
fuzzy symmetry
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/5/3/271/

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