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Chirality and the second law of thermodynamics

โœ Scribed by D.S. Tannhauser; C.G. Kuper

Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
75 KB
Volume
137
Category
Article
ISSN
0009-2614

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โœฆ Synopsis

In a recent series of articles, Gilat has proposed that the interaction between a chiral molecule and a solvent can lead to an ordering mechanism. This proposal conflicts with the second law of thermodynamics.

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