Symmetry

Microphysics Meets Astrophysics: Understanding Dense Matter Through Compact Objects

edited by Ignacio Francisco Ranea-Sandoval and

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1405 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutron stars; hybrid stars; equation of state; dense matter; gravitational waves; hadron– quark phase transition; non-radial oscillation modes; dark matter in compact objects; quark stars

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry and Numerical Methods in Fluid Dynamics

edited by

Tamás Karches

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1276 | Submission Open

Keywords: steady-state/transient flows; multiphase flows; flow topology analysis; numerical methods in fluid flow; heat and mass transfer; mixing and mixedness; stability/instability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Security Analysis of Symmetric and Asymmetric Cryptographic Implementations

edited by Hailong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1204 | Submission Open

Keywords: side-channel cryptanalysis; post-quantum cryptography; lightweight cryptography; cryptographic implementation; countermeasures; leakage assessment; theoretical model; security evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Exploring Symmetries in the High-Energy Universe: Cosmic Rays, Solar Particles, and Astroparticle Physics

edited by

Nikola Veselinović

,

Marjan Ćirković

and

Mihailo Savić

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1199 | Submission Open

Keywords: cosmic rays; astroparticle physics; solar activity; space weather; symmetry principles; particle acceleration; magnetic fields; high-energy astrophysics; heliospheric modulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Active Noise Control and Acoustic Echo Cancellation: Advances and Applications

edited by

Juan Gerardo Avalos Ochoa

,

Jesús Olivares-Mercado

and Eliseo Sarmiento Rosales

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open

Keywords: active noise control; acoustic echo cancellation; sensor and actuator; subband filtering; efficient filter implementation; deep learning for acoustic echo cancellation and active noise control; real-time implementation of active noise control systems and acoustic echo canceller systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

New Trends on the Mathematical Models and Solitons Arising in Real-World Problems, 3rd Edition

edited by

Haci Mehmet Baskonus

,

Shuli Mei

and

Md Nurul Raihen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1157 | Submission Open

Keywords: mathematical physics; partial differential equations; epidemic models; basic reproduction number; fractional differential equations; dynamical systems; stability analysis; bifurcation; optimal control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

From Symmetry to Fluctuations: Topics and Advances in Statistical Mechanics and Probability Theory

edited by

Sergio Curilef

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1104 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry and invariance in probabilistic and statistical mechanical models; spontaneous symmetry breaking and emergent phenomena in phase transitions; fluctuation theorems and non-equilibrium thermodynamics; large deviation theory; concentration inequalities; and stochastic stability; interacting particle systems; random fields; and spin models; markov processes; stochastic dynamics; and ergodic behavior; random matrix theory and applications in complex systems; dynamical processes in maximum caliber principles; quantum statistical mechanics and entropic principles; applications in data science; machine learning; and inference via statistical mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry Principles and Gravity: Bridging the Fundamental Forces of Nature

edited by Shohreh Abdolrahimi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 983 | 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)

Advances in Nuclear Physics and Symmetry

edited by

Alaaeddine Lahbas

, Mustapha Oulne and Petrică Buganu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 810 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear deformation; nuclear symmetry; shape coexistence; phase transitions; critical point symmetries; collective models; microscopic models; nuclear structure; experimental nuclear physics; geometric and algebraic symmetries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Neutrinos and Symmetry: Theoretical Developments and New Directions

edited by Davide Meloni and Alessio Giarnetti

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrino masses; neutrino mixing; symmetries; new physics; model building

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry in Mathematical and Statistical Epidemiology

edited by Zakaria Yaagoub, Abdelfatah Kouidere and Amine EL Bhih

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 797 | Submission Open

Keywords: fractional calculus; biomathematics; statistical modeling; symmetry analysis; parameter estimation; model identifiability; fractional epidemiology; mathematical biology; optimal control; fractional optimal control problems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Symmetry and Geotechnical Engineering

edited by

Weiming Guan

, Haosen Wang and Xin Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 775 | Submission Open

Keywords: mining blasting; mining area ecological studies; tunnel support; rock mass deformation control; slope stability; freeze-thaw damage in rock masses; grouting

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)

Applications in Symmetry/Asymmetry and Machine Learning

edited by

Tamara Zivkovic

and Jingang Shi

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 669 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; symmetry and asymmetry; metaheuristic optimization; deep learning; recurrent neural networks; explainable AI; time series prediction; pattern recognition; data analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry and Asymmetry in Human-Computer Interaction

edited by

Bin He

, Xinguo Yu and Ting Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 657 | Submission Open

Keywords: human-computer interaction; symmetric interface design; AI-enhanced interaction systems; adaptive user interfaces; embodied interaction; cognition-aware HCI; natural user interfaces; multimodal interaction; user-centered design; interaction personalization; brain-computer interfaces; robot-mediated interaction; intelligent interactive systems; interaction analytics; engagement-sensitive interfaces; perceptual symmetry; asymmetric design patterns; cross-domain HCI applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry-Informed Approaches in Geotechnical Engineering: Modeling, Sensing and Soil–Structure Interaction

edited by

Paulo José Rocha Albuquerque

,

Jefferson Lins Da Silva

and Fernando Feitosa Monteiro

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 499 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep foundations; load testing of piles; soil– structure interaction; geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring; mechanics of unsaturated soils; piled raft foundation systems; static and dynamic pile load testing; performance assessment of foundation systems; geotechnical behavior of tropical soils; experimental methods in geotechnical engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Extra Dimensions and Brane Worlds

edited by Heng Guo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 491 | Submission Open

Keywords: extra dimensions; large extra dimensions; warped extra dimension; brane worlds; field theories in higher dimensions; higher-dimensional gravity; domain wall; extended theories of gravity; localization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Biocatalysts and Symmetry

edited by

Markus Meringer

and Qian Huang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 489 | Submission Open

Keywords: biocatalysis; multifunctional biocatalysts; enzymatic syntheses; evolution of enzymes; engineered biocatalysts; chemical synthesis; pharmaceuticals; chiral compounds; computational techniques; stereoselectivity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)

Symmetry in Ultracold Gases and Superfluidity

edited by Bo Liu and

Boris Malomed

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 484 | Submission Open

Keywords: many-body physics; topological states of matter; superfluidity; ultracold gases; quantum simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Data-Driven Intelligent Discovering and Symmetry: Theory, Method, and Security

edited by Puming Wang and Bin Yuan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 414 | Submission Open

Keywords: big data; artificial intelligence for security; symmetry and asymmetry in cybersecurity; differentially private data analysis; network security; privacy and trust; system symmetry and security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence

edited by

Diana-Margarita Córdova-Esparza

,

José Manuel Álvarez-Alvarado

and

Juan R. Terven

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 382 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry in AI; asymmetry in computer vision; neural networks; 3D object reconstruction; image recognition; AI in education; robotics and AI; data augmentation; adaptive learning algorithms; bias and fairness in AI; pattern recognition in complex environments; statistics and machine learning for vision; model-based vision; natural language processing; speech processing; inclusive technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry and Asymmetry in Additive Manufacturing

edited by

Angel-Iván Garcia-Moreno

,

Enrique Martínez Franco

and

Aldo Augusto López-Martínez

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 304 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing; process-induced asymmetry; design symmetry constraints; functionally graded symmetry; generative design; topology optimization; lattice and support structures; anisotropy mitigation; reinforcement gradients; slicing algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)

Symmetry and Learning-Based Control Algorithms in Robotics and Mechatronic Systems

edited by

Zied Ben Hazem

, Firas Saidi and

Rajkumar Palaniappan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 294 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry in robotics; learning-based control; adaptive systems; nonlinear control; deep reinforcement learning; mechatronics applications; collaborative robots; motion planning; fault-tolerant control; sensor fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)

Symmetric/Asymmetric Study in Medical Imaging

edited by

Xi Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: medical image processing; neuroimaging; brain asymmetry; image registration; image reconstruction; MRI; PET/SPECT imaging; CT imaging; diagnostic imaging; deep learning in medical imaging

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry in Gauge Theories

edited by

Diego Molina Peñafiel

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: gauge theories; standard model; lie algebras; (super)symmetries; spontaneous symmetry breaking; topological terms; non-perturbative phenomena; beyond the standard model; cartan formalism; vielbein and spin connection; unified theories

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry and Neutrinos Astronomy

edited by Baobiao Yue and Alexander Sandrock

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrino astronomy; ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs); cosmic neutrino background; supernova neutrinos; multi-messenger astrophysics; neutrino flavor composition; hadronic interactions; high-energy neutrino detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Robotics and Mechatronics

edited by

Rogelio De J. Portillo-Vélez

,

Luis Felipe Marín-Urías

and

José Alejandro Vásquez-Santacruz

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: robotics; mehatronics; symmetry/asymmetry; control; design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)

Impact of Molecular Symmetry and Asymmetry on the Collective Behavior of Liquid Crystals

edited by Natalia Osiecka-Drewniak

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular symmetry; molecular asymmetry; liquid crystals; mesophase behavior; self-organization; phase transitions; molecular alignment; supramolecular architecture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)

Selected Papers: 3rd TOPAC: Topics of Particle, Astro and Cosmo Frontiers

edited by Hong-Hao Zhang, Zhaohuan Yu and Yiwen Pan

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: particle physics; astrophysics; cosmology; early universe; astronomical observations; neutrinos; dark matter; gravitational waves

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Nonlinear Optics and Quantum Optics: From Materials Symmetry to Applications

edited by

Xuezhi Ma

, Qiushi Liu and

Boqun Liang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 132 | Submission Open

Keywords: nonlinear optics; quantum optics; materials symmetry; ultrafast optics; quantum light source; symmetry breaking; light– matter interaction; quantum sensing and metrology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Intelligent Fault Diagnosis for Rotating Machinery: Leveraging Symmetry

edited by

Yuanhong Chang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: fault diagnosis; anomaly detection; health status monitoring; intelligent maintenance; signal processing; machine learning; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)

Nuclear Physics and Symmetry/Asymmetry: Advances and Prospects

edited by

Quan Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 119 | Submission Open

Keywords: nuclear physics; phase transitions; QCD; neutrino; dense matter; exotic nuclei; cluster dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Design and Synthesis of Organic Compounds

edited by

Hassan Nour

and

Mohamed Moussaoui

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry/asymmetry; organic synthesis; molecular design; chiral catalysis; stereoselectivity; supramolecular chemistry; computational modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)

Symmetries in Dynamical Systems and Control Theory

edited by

Zhe Zhang

,

Hengyu Li

and

Zhinan Peng

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1892 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry of the power system; control theory; robot motion planning and symmetry control; symmetry dynamics; symmetrical collaboration; symmetry maintenance control; Lie groups and Lie algebra methods; research on the combination of artificial intelligence and symmetry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Remote Sensing and Applications

edited by

Ali Aydda

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: image processing; feature extraction; change detection; image segmentation; multi/hyperspectral images; lidar/radar images; UAV images; natural hazards; natural resources; land use/land cover change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry Beyond the Standard Model of High Energy Physics: Theory, Methods and Applications

edited by

Hugo García-Tecocoatzi

,

Andrés Ramírez-Morales

and

Rodrigo Gamboa Goñi

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry principles; beyond the standard model; higgs physics and symmetry breaking; neutrino physics and flavor symmetries; gauge and discrete symmetries; supersymmetry and dualities; computational high energy physics; advanced statistics for physics; machine learning and ai methods; large language models in physics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Digital Image Processing

edited by

Qiang Li

and

Wei Feng

submission deadline 16 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1097 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital image processing; target recognition and classification; image generation; deep neural networks; artificial intelligence; remote sensing; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Advanced Materials, Structures, Symmetrical Design and Mechanism in Mechanical Engineering, 2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8852 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetrical design; symmetrical mechanism; mechanical engineering; advanced materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Engineering and Materials)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Applied Machine Learning and Neural Networks for Hybrid Energy Ship Power System

edited by

Xinyu Wang

, Shuzheng Wang and Shaoping Chang

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4257 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry in ship energy power systems; symmetry in coordination control and optimization; life prediction and evaluation of energy storage systems; security mechanism under extreme disaster conditions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry and Asymmetry in Biomechanics: Bridging Biological Structure, Mechanical Function and Clinical Insight

edited by

Abdelwahed Barkaoui

and

Luca Paolo Ardigò

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1867 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; biomechanics; joint mechanics; mechanobiology; gait analysis; functional asymmetry; computational modeling; tissue remodeling; rehabilitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Sciences)

Theoretical Chemistry and Quantum Chemical Computation: New Perspectives on Symmetry and Asymmetry in Molecular Systems

edited by Jelena Živković and

Dušan Dimić

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | Viewed by 179 | Submission Open

Keywords: coordination chemistry; asymmetric synthesis; biocatalysts; quantum chemistry calculations; X-ray crystallography; enantiomer recognition; circular dichroism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)

Novel Approaches for Asymmetric Synthesis

edited by

Veroniki Peter Vidali

,

Marina Sagnou

and

Gerasimos Rassias

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 17014 | Submission Open

Keywords: Catalysts for asymmetric synthesis; New chiral sources with applications in asymmetric synthesis; Auxiliaries for induction of chirality; Enzymes used in asymmetric approaches; Green reagents for applications in asymmetric synthetic methods; Asymmetric synthesis of natural products or analogues; Applications of asymmetric synthesis in medicine; agrochemical; nanotechnology; and others

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemistry: Symmetry/Asymmetry)

Symmetry and Asymmetry in Information Security and Network Security

edited by Bingwen Feng

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15214 | Submission Open

Keywords: network security; data hiding; information security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation with Symmetry

edited by

Boris Malomed

,

Hidetsugu Sakaguchi

and

David Laroze

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15156 | Submission Open

Keywords: breathers; collapse; dynamical chaos; integrability; pattern formation; reaction– diffusion systems; rogue waves; shock waves; solitons; stability; topological dynamics; vortices; skyrmions; cardiac dynamics; biological applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Symmetry Applied in Biometrics Technology

edited by

Jules-Raymond Tapamo

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 14253 | Submission Open

Keywords: biometrics; identification; symmetry; pattern recognition; soft biometrics; safety; security

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry and Asymmetry in Communications Engineering Ⅱ

edited by

Octavian Fratu

and

Simona Halunga

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 13111 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Applications of Symmetry in Computational Biology

edited by Siqi Liang and Siwei Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10012 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; computational biology; macromolecular structure; drug discovery; genomics; developmental biology; group theory; network dynamics; computational neuroscience; synthetic biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Sciences)

Exploring Symmetry in Dual Quaternion Matrices and Matrix Equations

edited by

Qing-Wen Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9639 | Submission Open

Keywords: dual quaternion matrices; matrix equations; matrix symmetry; symmetric matrices; orthogonal matrices; unitary matrices; matrix equations; Hermitian matrices; skew-symmetric matrices; Cayley transform; Lie groups and Lie algebras

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Symmetry in Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics

edited by

Mariusz Pleszczyński

,

Rafal Brociek

and

Giacomo Capizzi

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9502 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence methods; heuristic algorithms; computer mathematics; numerical analysis; mathematical modeling; numerical methods; differential; integral; and functional equations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Deep Learning and Deep Learning Synergy of Transformers and Symmetry in Small Object Detection and Tracking

edited by Fengping An,

Haitao Xu

and Chuyang Ye

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6691 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep learning; image processing; object recognition; artificial intelligence

Symmetry and Lie Algebras

edited by María Alejandra Alvarez and María del Carmen Rodríguez-Vallarte

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6445 | Submission Open

Keywords: algebraic computing structures; applied mathematics; cryptography; differential equations; differential geometry; mathematical physics; representation theory; supersymmetry; topology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

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