Stability of racemic and chiral steady states in open and closed chemical systems
arXiv:0811.3124 · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2008.10.079
Abstract
The stability properties of models of spontaneous mirror symmetry breaking in chemistry are characterized algebraically. The models considered here all derive either from the Frank model or from autocatalysis with limited enantioselectivity. Emphasis is given to identifying the critical parameter controlling the chiral symmetry breaking transition from racemic to chiral steady-state solutions. This parameter is identified in each case, and the constraints on the chemical rate constants determined from dynamic stability are derived.
25 pages, 1 figure. To appear in Physics Letters A (2008)
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