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Degeneracy and Asymmetry in Biology

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Nonlinear Structures in Physical Systems

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Hysteresis effect in visual perception, is related to symmetry breaking in the context of the dynamics of chiral molecules. It is shown that very low energy value of the order of 10-15 10-17 kT is sufficient to have strong chiral selectivity. The phospholipids chiral at phosphorus is presented in relation to the membranes properties.

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  1. A. L. Kovacs
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  1. Department of Physics, San Jose State University, 95192, San Jose, California, USA

    Lui Lam

  2. Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, San Jose State University, 95192, San Jose, California, USA

    Hedley C. Morris

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Kovacs, A.L. (1990). Degeneracy and Asymmetry in Biology. In: Lam, L., Morris, H.C. (eds) Nonlinear Structures in Physical Systems. Woodward Conference. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3440-1_35

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