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doi:10.1016/0378-4371(84)90065-7 
Copyright © 1984 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Chiral-symmetry-breaking states and their sensitivity in nonequilibrium chemical systems
Received 20 July 1983.
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Abstract
Nonequilibrium symmetry breaking and sensitivity are discussed in the context of the chemistry of chiral molecules. It is shown that systems that break chiral symmetry are so sensitive to small chiral interaction that an interaction energy Eint > 10−15 -10−17kT is sufficient to have strong chiral selectivity. Such energies are within the range of parity violating weak-neutral-current interactions. Chiral interaction energies due to a combination of electric, magnetic, gravitational and centrifugal fields, even when high field strengths are considered, are found to be less than 10−19kT. Plausible chemical systems that involve rhodium catalysts in which weak-neutral-current energies should be high are also briefly discussed.
