SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL-SYMMETRY BREAKING IN 2-DIMENSIONAL AGGREGATION

Authors
SANDLER IM CANRIGHT GS ZHANG ZY GAO HJ XUE ZQ PANG SJ
Citation
Im. Sandler et al., SPONTANEOUS CHIRAL-SYMMETRY BREAKING IN 2-DIMENSIONAL AGGREGATION, Physics letters. A, 245(3-4), 1998, pp. 233-238
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physics letters. A → ACNP
ISSN journal
03759601
Volume
245
Issue
3-4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
233 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(1998)245:3-4<233:SCBI2A>2.0.ZU;2-M
Abstract
We describe a two-dimensional growth model which exhibits a novel form of spontaneous chiral symmetry breaking. The model is inspired by rec ent aggregation experiments giving quasi-two-dimensional ''S''-shaped aggregates, and yields qualitatively similar growth patterns. We also report new growth experiments offering qualitative support for our mod el. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.