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A note about the notion of chirality
Author(s) -
Nespolo Massimo
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.201500036
Subject(s) - chirality (physics) , symmetry (geometry) , group (periodic table) , theoretical physics , crystal structure , term (time) , physics , crystallography , materials science , chiral symmetry , chemistry , quantum mechanics , mathematics , geometry , nambu–jona lasinio model , quark
We discuss the use of the term “chiral group” in the literature. We stress the difference between the chirality of a crystal structure and that of a symmetry group and argue that it is important that the distinction be made clear.