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Nuclear Symmetry Energy: From Finite Nuclei to Neutron Stars
edited by Martin Veselsky, George A. Souliotis, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2647 | Submission Open
Keywords: nuclear matter; nuclear symmetry energy; finite nuclei; exotic nuclei; nuclear fission; nuclear reactions; neutron stars; phase transition; hybrid stars
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Quantum Optics and Symmetry
edited by and Aimin Yan
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2512 | Submission Open
Keywords: quantum optics; quantum neural network; quantum optical information processing; quantum symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetric Ordered Algebraic Structures and Lattice Theory
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2457 | Submission Open
Keywords: algebraic structures; ordered algebra; commutative algebra; homological algebra; hypercompositional algebra; coding theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry of Applications in Automation and Control Systems
edited by , Ping Wang and Qiang Shen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2446 | Submission Open
Keywords: automatic control; adaptive control; model predictive control; guidance; navigation and control; intelligent control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Computational and Mathematical Methods in Fractional Calculus, Second Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2404 | Submission Open
Keywords: fractional calculus; computational methods; mathematical methods; mathematical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Advances of Network Structures for Cooperative Working
edited by Yuhua Luo and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2257 | Submission Open
Keywords: network structures; impact of symmetry in networks; cooperative work; internet; social network; sensor network; neural network; Internet of Things; convolutional neural network; energy network; multi-cell; multi-unit structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
The Fusion of Fuzzy Sets and Optimization Using Symmetry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2071 | Submission Open
Keywords: fuzzy games theory; fuzzy vector optimization; fuzzy goal programming; arithmetics of fuzzy intervals; fuzzification of crisp functions; extension principle
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry and Its Application in Differential Geometry and Topology, 4th Edition
edited by and Tiehong Zhao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2033 | Submission Open
Keywords: singularity theory; morse theory/discrete Morse theory; singularities; singular submanifolds; lightlike submanifolds; biharmonic submanifolds; warped product submanifolds; differentiable manifolds; Submanifold theory; Legendrian duality; front and frontal; physics; statistics; topological data analysis; computational topology; applied topology and geometry; topological and geometric methods in data analysis; spectral and geometric methods in machine learning and data analysis; persistent homology and cohomology; and applications; neuroscience; cancer biology; genomics; other sciences
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Applications
edited by Yonggang Zhang, Hangyu Li and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1829 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; healthcare; symmetry; brain tumour diagnosis; autism spectrum disorders; multimodal models for disease diagnosis; personalized medicine
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry in Nonlinear Dynamics
edited by Chaoran Liu, and Guobiao Hu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1781 | Submission Open
Keywords: Nonlinear Dynamics; Dynamical System; Symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry and Cosmology
edited by and Leila Lobato Graef
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1726 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; cosmology; early universe; large-scale structure; quantum gravity; effective field theory; cosmological phase transitions; cosmic microwave background; cosmological perturbations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Advances in Design and Analysis of Asymmetric Structures
edited by Xiaohua Li and Yongtao Bai
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1709 | Submission Open
Keywords: asymmetric structures; seismic design; torsional effects; nonlinear behavior; advanced materials; computational modeling; seismic resilience
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Advancing Digital Signal and Image Processing
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1504 | Submission Open
Keywords: digital signal processing; image processing; feature extraction; machine learning; deep learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Asymmetry in Machine Learning
edited by Hui Zhang and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; prediction algorithms; accuracy; SVM; data set
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Quantum Mechanics: Concepts, Symmetries, and Recent Developments: 2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1417 | Submission Open
Keywords: supersymmetry; superintegrability; phase space formulation; entanglement; measurement theory; symmetry group invariance; representation theory; anyonsanions; deformation quantization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Dynamics and Control of Biomimetic Robots submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1156 | Submission Open
Keywords: biomimetic robotics; bioinspired structure; flexible actuation; intelligent control; symmetry in robotics; asymmetry motion modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Advances in Intelligent Power Electronics with Symmetry/Asymmetry
edited by and Valeri Petrov Gochev
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive algorithms; asymmetry; energy efficiency; loss optimization; intelligent controllers; power circuit topology; power electronic devices and systems; predictive control; real-time diagnostics; symmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Matter and Antimatter Asymmetry in Cosmology and Particle Physics
edited by Luiz Garcia De Andrade and Zhifu Gao
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1117 | Submission Open
Keywords: cosmology; particle physics; modified gravity; pulsar astronomy; matter and antimatter; loop quantum gravity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Fault Diagnosis and Electronic Engineering in Symmetry
edited by Yan Li
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1093 | Submission Open
Keywords: electronic degradation; fault diagnostics; fault location; lifespan prediction; status evaluation; symmetrical fault; system reliability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetries in Applied and Theoretical Physics Selected Papers from the “12th BPU Congress”
edited by Dumitru Chirlesan, Iulian Petrisor and Emel Sokullu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1061 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetries and conservation laws in nature; mathematical and computational methods in physics; nonlinear and complex phenomena; physics and energy; quantum science and technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Advances in Plasma Physics with Symmetry/Asymmetry
edited by , and Jaroslav Krištof
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1004 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasma physics; plasma applications; nonthermal plasma; thermal plasma; fusion plasma; atmospheric plasma; low-pressure plasma; microplasma; plasma medicine; plasma actuators; plasma for surface treatment; dielectric barrier discharge
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Mechanism Research and Artificial Intelligence for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Electrical Equipment in Smart Grids and Electrified Transportation
edited by Kui Chen, Yujun Guo and Kai Liu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 970 | Submission Open
Keywords: smart grids; new energy; energy storage; electrified transportation; electrical equipment; artificial intelligence; mechanism research; symmetry theory; insulation performance; state evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry/Asymmetry Studies in Data Mining & Machine Learning
edited by , , Liang Chen and Jia He
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 952 | Submission Open
Keywords: data mining; machine learning; pattern recognition; representation learning; transportation; management science; systems science
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Selected Papers from "2025 11th International Conference on Computing and Artificial Intelligence (ICCAI 2025)"
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent computing; genetic algorithm; simulated annealing algorithm; taboo search algorithm; evolutionary algorithm; heuristic algorithm; ant colony algorithm; artificial fish swarm algorithm; particle swarm algorithm; hybrid intelligent algorithm; immune algorithm; neural networks; machine learning; biocomputing; DNA computing; quantum computing; intelligent calculation and optimization; fuzzy logic; knowledge discovery; data mining; rough and fuzzy rough set; artificial intelligence and its applications; biometrics; pattern recognition; computer vision; machine vision; fingerprint recognition; face recognition; retina recognition; iris recognition; palmprint recognition; expert system; speech recognition; smart search; automatic programming; intelligent control; smart robot; language and image understanding; genetic programming; natural language processing; computer vision and robotics; adaptive systems; intelligent agent; intelligent control; neural net and support vector machine; fuzzy set theory; fuzzy control and system; knowledge management; intelligent and knowledge-based system; visual information processing; artificial intelligence tools and applications; AI applied to the IoT; health big data; intelligent manufacturing; smart clothing; computer and information technology; coding; cryptography; and information protection; compilers and operating systems; computer networks; mobile computing; and distributed systems; computer systems: architecture; parallel processing; and dependability; embedded systems; signal; image; and speech processing; software engineering; security and database systems; human– computer interaction; vision and graphics; programming languages; theory of computing; information systems; information technology; big data technologies and applications; mobile information systems; web intelligence applications and search; recent trends in information technology; computing in the internet of things; machine learning for the internet of everything; information retrieval
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Novel Symmetric/Asymmetric Structures in High-Performance Photonic and Optoelectronic Devices
edited by Chuang Li, Jiaqi Liu and Sadeq Abbasi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open
Keywords: carrier transport mechanism in the hetero/homojunction; semiconductor physics; charge carrier transport modulation; metasurface; photonic crystals; light field manipulation within nanoscale; photodetectors; solar cells; surface science; interface science; electronic structures; film fabrication technologies; passivation method; hydrophobic surfaces; organic and inorganic semiconductors
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Gravitational Waves and Astrophysics
edited by Shaoqi Hou and Pengming Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 871 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; gravitational waves; memory effects; soft theorems; infrared triangle; black holes; celestial holography; detection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry in Computational Fluid Dynamics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 862 | Submission Open
Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; numerical analysis; fluids properties; application of computational models; droplets; bubbles; streamlines and fluid flows; fluid flow applications (chemistry; physics; mathematics; industrial; metallurgical; aeronautical; civil; medical; biology and engineering); numerical approaching analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry Principles and Gravity: Bridging the Fundamental Forces of Nature
edited by Shohreh Abdolrahimi
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 850 | Submission Open
Keywords: gravity; black holes; quantum gravity; symmetries; covariance; spacetime symmetries; equivalence principle; global symmetries; local symmetries; conformal theories; gauge symmetry; Yang– Mills gauge theory; supersymmetry; Killing symmetry; symmetry breaking
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Applications of Symmetric and Asymmetric Studies in Biological Structure
edited by Xiaoxu Zhong and Ziyang Huang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 705 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; microfluidic device; fluid flow; mathematical modeling; reliability; medical imaging; biological structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Sciences)
Feature Papers in Section "Engineering and Materials" 2025 submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 619 | Submission Open
Keywords: materials engineering; nanotechnology; power systems and thermal engineering; mechanical engineering; mechatronics; and robotics; automation and control engineering; electronic engineering; communication engineering; chemical and molecular engineering; optical engineering and technology; fiber optics technology; mathematical and formal aspects of superconductivity; mechanochemical aspects of aqueous solutions; green chemistry fabrication of materials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry and Finite Element Method in Civil Engineering
edited by , Cong Li, and Jian Yang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 592 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; finite element method; civil engineering; structural optimization; computational mechanics; material modeling; dynamic analysis; sustainable design; multiscale simulation; topology optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry-Based Properties in Two-Dimensional Materials submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 572 | Submission Open
Keywords: two-dimensional materials; time-reversal symmetry; inversion symmetry; mirror symmetry; topological states; optical properties; mechanical properties
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Internet of Things and Symmetry
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open
Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); symmetry in IoT networks; fault diagnosis and reliability; symmetric encryption; Energy-efficient IoT systems; network topology optimization; IoT interoperability; digital twins; sensor fusion; federated learning; geometric symmetry; edge computing; IoT security; symmetrical system design; smart cities and IoT
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Studies of Symmetry/Asymmetry in Cybersecurity submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 528 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetric cryptography; asymmetric cryptography; cloud security; IoT security; artificial intelligence in cybersecurity; machine learning for cyber defense; supply chain security; ransomware mitigation; zero trust architecture; critical infrastructure protection; data privacy and protection; 5G network security; insider threat detection; chaos-based encryption
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Advances in Black Holes, Symmetry and Chaos
edited by Zhuo-Yu Xian
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open
Keywords: black holes; general relativity; symmetry; quantum chaos; holography; strongly correlated electrons; quantum entanglement
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Sport Biomechanics submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; sports biomechanics; movement analysis; injury prevention; performance optimization; motion capture; wearable sensors; athletic training; biomechanical assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Sciences)
Symmetry/Asymmetry Studies in Composite Materials and Structures
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open
Keywords: composite materials; symmetry constraints; fracture and fatigue; interface; damage tolerance; fiber metal laminates; extreme environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry in Physics: From Conservation to Violation
edited by Adailton A. Araújo Filho and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 472 | Submission Open
Keywords: particle physics; Lorentz and CP violation; symmetry and broken symmetry; gravitation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Advances in Quantum Theory with Symmetry
edited by Diandong Tang, Chad E. Hoyer and Xuechen Zheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 438 | Submission Open
Keywords: vibrational and/or electronic spectroscopy; molecular chirality and stereochemistry; symmetry-adapted machine learning for quantum chemistry; application of symmetry in quantum computing; topology in condensed matter physics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
New Higgs-Like States
edited by and Kai-Feng Chen
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 419 | Submission Open
Keywords: particles and fields; Higgs boson; electroweak interactions; spontaneous symmetrybreaking; quantum chromodynamics; quark and lepton masses and mixing; models beyond the standard model; experimental methods and instrumentation for elementary-particle and nuclear physics; data analysis; extensions of Higgs sector; Higgs-like states; phase transitions; Higgs mode; top quark; cosmology; superconductivity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Machine Learning and Data Analysis III
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; data analysis; process modelling; time series prediction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Advanced Metamaterials and Their Applications
edited by Wangqiang Xiao and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 358 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced metamaterials; bound states in the continuum; parity-time symmetry; non-Hermitian system; optics/THz/microwave metasurfaces; zero stiffness; constant force mechanisms; optics control; acoustics control; vibration control; material design; innovative applications; symmetry; asymmetry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Intelligent Control and Optimization in Transportation and Grid Systems: Symmetry-Guided Approaches
edited by Yanxia Wang, Xiandong Xu and Yong Lu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent control systems; optimization algorithms; pattern recognition; smart grids; intelligent transportation systems; energy management; computer vision; renewable energy integration; urban mobility; infrastructure monitoring
(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)
Symmetry and Asymmetry in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs)
edited by and Jie Hu
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 312 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; human-vehicle-environment; intelligent transportation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Asymmetry Implications in Recent Pharmacy and Medicine
edited by and Alina Cozma
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open
Keywords: structural symmetry/asymmetry; chirality; metal complexes of organic compounds; crystal lattices; drug design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)
Symmetry/Asymmetry in Spin Physics
edited by Tianbo Liu and Jinlong Zhang
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 289 | Submission Open
Keywords: nucleon spin structure; form factor; parton distribution function; fragmentation function; global polarization; heavy-ion collision; deep inelastic scattering; spin correlation; electron– ion collider
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)
Asymmetry and Symmetry in Information Processing and Information Fusion
edited by Yanping Chen and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open
Keywords: data processing; image processing; language processing; artificial intelligence; robotics; fusion systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry and Integrable Systems: Theory, Methods, and Applications
edited by Jipeng Cheng
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 270 | Submission Open
Keywords: symmetry; integrable system; soliton; nonlinear wave; hirota bilinear method; tau function; darboux transformation; inverse scattering method; riemannian hilbert problem; random matrices; orthogonal polynomials
(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)
Symmetry and Asymmetry Operators in Computer Vision
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open
Keywords: computer vision; image processing; symmetry operators; network architecture; loss function
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
Symmetry/Asymmetry Advances in Visible and Thermal Imaging submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 266 | Submission Open
Keywords: image processing; computer vision; artificial vision; artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; thermography; thermal imaging; thermogram
(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)
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