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View SchemaComplete homochirality induced by the nonlinear autocatalysis and recycling
| Authors | Yukio Saito, Hiroyuki Hyuga |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0310142 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0310142 |
| DOI | 10.1143/JPSJ.73.33 |
| Journal | J.Phys.Soc.Jap.73:33-35,2004 |
Abstract
A nonlinear autocatalysis of a chiral substance is shown to achieve homochirality in a closed system, if the back-reaction is included. Asymmetry in the concentration of two enantiomers or the enantiometric excess increases due to the nonlinear autocatalysis. Furthermore, when the back-reaction is taken into account, the reactant supplied by the decomposition of the enantiomers is recycled to produce more and more the dominant one, and eventually the homochirality is established.
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