Spiral Galaxies as Enantiomers: Chirality, an Underlying Feature in Chemistry and Astrophysics

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dc.creatorCapozziello, Salvatore
dc.creatorLattanzi, Alessandra
dc.date2005-09-16
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:30:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:30:49Z
dc.descriptionSpiral galaxies are axi-symmetric objects showing 2D-chirality when projected onto a plane. Features in common with tetrahedral molecules are pointed out, in particular the existence of a preferred chiral modality for genetic galaxies as in aminoacids and sugars. Environmental effects can influence the intrinsic chirality of originally isolated stellar systems so that a progressive loss of chirality is recognised in the Hubble morphological sequence of galaxies.
dc.description17 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0509144
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0509144
dc.identifierChirality18:17-23,2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1002/chir.20215
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/178250
dc.subjectChemical Physics
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectSpace Physics
dc.titleSpiral Galaxies as Enantiomers: Chirality, an Underlying Feature in Chemistry and Astrophysics
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