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A measure for the description of the chirality of triangles is introduced. The measure $X\delta$ is zero for triangles with at least one mirror axe, i.e. equilateral or isosceles triangles, and positive or negative for scalane, i.e. left or…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2010-11-02 Haifeng Ma , Thomas Greber

In this paper we construct the category of birational spaces as the category in which Temkin's relative Riemann-Zariski spaces are naturally included. Furthermore we develop an analogue of Raynaud's theory. We prove that the category of…

Algebraic Geometry · Mathematics 2013-12-02 Uri Brezner

We will briefly review the definition and classification of classical and quantum singularities in general relativity. Examples of classically singular spacetimes that do not have quantum singularities will be given. We will present results…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2016-11-09 D. A. Konkowski , T. M. Helliwell

We give a geometrical description of gravitational theories from the viewpoint of symmetries and affine structure. We show how gravity, considered as a gauge theory, can be consistently achieved by the nonlinear realization of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2014-11-13 Salvatore Capozziello , Diego Julio Cirilo-Lombardo , Mariafelicia De Laurentis

We present a deductive theory of space-time which is realistic, objective, and relational. It is realistic because it assumes the existence of physical things endowed with concrete properties. It is objective because it can be formulated…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2007-05-23 Santiago E. Perez Bergliaffa , Gustavo E. Romero , Hector Vucetich

We extend the theory of the Lusternik-Schnirelmann category to general metric spaces by means of covers by arbitrary subsets. We also generalize the definition of the strict category weight. We show that if the Bockstein homomorphism on a…

Algebraic Topology · Mathematics 2014-04-21 Tulsi Srinivasan

A particular Finsler-metric proposed in [1,2] and describing a geometry with a preferred null direction is characterized here as belonging to a subclass contained in a larger class of Finsler-metrics with one or more preferred directions…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-25 H. F. Goenner , G. Yu. Bogoslovsky

Chiral symmetry on bipartite lattices with different numbers of $A$-sites and $B$-sites is exceptional in condensed matter, as it gives rise to zero-energy flat bands. Crystalline systems featuring chiral symmetry with non-equal sublattices…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-05-28 J. X. Dai , Y. X. Zhao

A metric space $X$ is rigid if the isometry group of $X$ is trivial. The finite ultrametric spaces $X$ with $|X| \geq 2$ are not rigid since for every such $X$ there is a self-isometry having exactly $|X|-2$ fixed points. Using the…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2015-11-26 O. Dovgoshey , E. Petrov , H. -M. Teichert

As a non-perturbative and gauge invariant regularization the lattice provides a tool for deeper understanding of the celebrated Yang-Mills theory, QCD and chiral gauge theories. For illustration, I discuss some analytic developments on the…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2016-11-23 Peter Hasenfratz

It is well known that a local, unitary Poincare-invariant 2D QFT with a global scaling symmetry and a discrete non-negative spectrum of scaling dimensions necessarily has both a left and a right local conformal symmetry. In this paper we…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-05-29 Diego M. Hofman , Andrew Strominger

In this article, which builds upon the work done in our previous paper, the chiral aspects of 2dcft on globally hyperbolic Lorentzian manifolds are developed and explored within the perturbative algebraic quantum field theory (pAQFT)…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-05-03 Sam Crawford , Kasia Rejzner , Benoit Vicedo

Chirality, or handedness, is a geometrical property denoting a lack of mirror symmetry. Chirality is ubiquitous in nature and is associated with the non-reciprocal interactions observed in complex systems ranging from biomolecules to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-08 Jonah S. Peter , Stefan Ostermann , Susanne F. Yelin

Abstract polytopes are combinatorial objects that generalise geometric objects such as convex polytopes, maps on surfaces and tilings of the space. Chiral polytopes are those abstract polytopes that admit full combinatorial rotational…

Combinatorics · Mathematics 2024-05-16 Antonio Montero , Micael Toledo

This work is a contribution to the area of Strict Quantization (in the sense of Rieffel) in the presence of curvature and non-Abelian group actions. More precisely, we use geometry to obtain explicit oscillatory integral formulae for…

Quantum Algebra · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Pierre Bieliavsky

We investigate the interplay between chirality and confinement induced by the presence of an external potential. For potentials having radial symmetry, the circular character of the trajectories induced by the chiral motion reduces the…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2023-11-08 Lorenzo Caprini , Hartmut Löwen , Umberto Marini Bettolo Marconi

Chirality is known to play a central role in the properties of many physical systems across a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Chemical and optical properties of materials are only two of the many examples where transformation…

Classical Physics · Physics 2025-08-08 Samuele Faglioni

Chirality is a universal feature in nature, as observed in fermion interactions and DNA helicity. Much attention has been given to chiral interactions of light, not only regarding its physical interpretation but also focusing on intriguing…

Optics · Physics 2016-09-12 Sunkyu Yu , Hyun Sung Park , Xianji Piao , Bumki Min , Namkyoo Park

An isomorphism between two hermitian unitals is proved, and used to treat isomorphisms of classical groups that are related to the isomorphism between certain simple real Lie algebras of types A and D (and rank 3).

Group Theory · Mathematics 2023-04-19 Markus Johannes Stroppel

We informally review the construction of spacetime geometries with multifractal and, more generally, multiscale properties. Based on fractional calculus, these continuous spacetimes have their dimension changing with the scale; they display…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-10-10 Gianluca Calcagni