Chirality and Symmetry Measures: A Transdisciplinary Review

Entropy

关键词: chirality;    symmetry;    measure;    continuous;    quantitative;    chiral index;    direct symmetry index;    asymmetry coefficient;    skewness;    chirality functions;    quasi-symmetry;    fuzzy symmetry;   

DOI  :  10.3390/e5030271

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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 concepts such as similarity, disorder and entropy, are discussed.

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