On Chirality and the Universal Asymmetry: Reflections on Image and Mirror Image

On Chirality and the Universal Asymmetry: Reflections on Image and Mirror Image Wagniere Georges H. (Universitat Zurich S) Wydawca: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Data wydania: 2007 ISBN: 9783906390383 Liczba stron: 256 Format: 236 x 165 x 13 Rodzaj oprawy: Paperback / softback Opis produktu: Until half a century ago, it was assumed that the forces of nature were symmetric and that they did not distinguish between right and left, between image and mirror image. The discovery of the violation of parity in 1956 was more than a sensation, for some it was a shock.