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Symmetry/Asymmetry in Advanced Metamaterials and Their Applications

edited by Wangqiang Xiao and

Wei Huang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 285 | 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)

Symmetry and Asymmetry in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSs)

edited by

Lirong Yan

and Jie Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; human-vehicle-environment; intelligent transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Asymmetric and Symmetric Studies in Biostatistics

edited by Nicolò Navarin, Pietro Bongini,

Niccolò Pancino

and Edmondo Trentin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: biostatistics; data distributions; AI-enhanced bioinformatics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Sciences)

Symmetry/Asymmetry Studies in Data Mining & Machine Learning

edited by

Jian Zhang

Tao Wang

, Liang Chen and Jia He

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 212 | Submission Open

Keywords: data mining; machine learning; pattern recognition; representation learning; transportation; management science; systems science

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Spin Physics

edited by Tianbo Liu and Jinlong Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 206 | 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)

Symmetry and Finite Element Method in Civil Engineering

edited by

Lei Jiang

, Cong Li,

Jiang Liu

and Jian Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 199 | 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 and Asymmetry in Dynamics and Control of Biomimetic Robots

edited by

Huan Shen

Jiajun Xu

and

Guodong Qin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | 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)

Asymmetry Implications in Recent Pharmacy and Medicine

edited by

Lorentz Jäntschi

and Alina Cozma

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 191 | 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 and Asymmetry Operators in Computer Vision

edited by

Ming Liu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 184 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer vision; image processing; symmetry operators; network architecture; loss function

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

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 181 | 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 High-Performance Lithium-Ion, Post-Lithium-Ion Batteries, and Supercapacitors

edited by Manuel Otero, Sergio. Alexis Paz, Martín Zoloff Michoff and Guillermina Luque

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); post-ion lithium batteries; supercapacitors; cycle life enhancement; electrode materials; electrolyte innovations; hybrid energy storage systems; sustainable energy storage materials; charge storage mechanisms; computational modeling

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

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Data Mining, Optimization Algorithms, and System Control for Intelligent Transportation Systems

edited by

Zhiyuan Sun

Jianyu Wang

and

Yongnan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry design; data mining; optimization algorithms; system control; traffic safety; traffic behavior; traffic signal control; urban geography; trajectory tracking control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry/Asymmetry Advances in Visible and Thermal Imaging

edited by

Irving A. Cruz-Albarran

and

Luis Alberto Morales-Hernández

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 156 | 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)

Asymmetry and Symmetry in Information Processing and Information Fusion

edited by Yanping Chen and

Xin Luo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 153 | Submission Open

Keywords: data processing; image processing; language processing; artificial intelligence; robotics; fusion systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry/Asymmetry Studies in Data Mining & Machine Learning

edited by

Hui Li

and

Tianyu Shen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; data mining; machine learning; deep learning; geometric transformations; natural language processing; large language model; graph neural network

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Symmetry and Textured Ceramics

edited by

Aleksandra B. Šaponjić

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: crystallographic texture; polycrystalline ceramics; columnar or tabular grains; noncubic optical ceramics; ionic conduction; microstructural anisotropy; electrical conductivity; dielectric properties

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

Symmetries and Ultra Dense Matter of Compact Stars: Emergence of Duality in QCD

edited by

Mannque Rho

and Chihiro Sasaki

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open

Keywords: superdense matter; topology changes; baryon parity-doublet symmetry; Cheshire cat mechanism; hadron-quark duality; emergent hidden symmetries; Weinberg’ s folk theorem; generalized Hohenberg-Kohn density functional; Landau– Migdal Fermi liquid; un-Fermi liquids; speed of sound; conformal symmetry; color superconductivity; neutron superfluidity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Advances in Black Holes, Symmetry and Chaos

edited by Zhuo-Yu Xian

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: black holes; general relativity; symmetry; quantum chaos; holography; strongly correlated electrons; quantum entanglement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Feature Papers in Section "Engineering and Materials" 2025

edited by

Vasilis K. Oikonomou

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 121 | 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 Microelectronic/Optical Materials

edited by

Zongan Li

, Ye Wu and

Yingcheng Lin

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: topological materials; ferroelectric materials; thermoelectric materials; optical materials; optoelectronic materials; microelectronic materials; photonic crystals; metal– organic frameworks; covalent organic frameworks

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

Symmetry and Integrable Systems: Theory, Methods, and Applications

edited by Jipeng Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 111 | 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)

Symmetries and Symmetry Breaking in Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics

edited by

Gustavo A. Valdiviesso

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrino masses and their origin; CP-violation in the leptonic sector; standard and non-standard neutrino interactions; matter effects and resonances; cosmic neutrino background; leptogenesis; astrophysical and ultra-high-energy sources

(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 109 | 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)

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 | Viewed by 108 | 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)

Applications Based on Symmetry in Electrochemistry

edited by Abhishek Soni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry in electrochemistry; symmetric molecular designs; asymmetric catalysis; electrode interface design; ion transport mechanisms; reaction dynamics; symmetry-breaking applications

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

Advances in Nanocomposites with Symmetry/Asymmetry

edited by

Yinan Zhang

and

Zhi-Bei Qu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: synthesis; asymmetric/symmetric nanocomposites; nanocomposite materials

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

Symmetry in Fuzzy Systems and Control: A Path to Innovative Solutions

edited by

Hicham El Aiss

and

Taha Zoulagh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: fuzzy systems; control methodologies; time-delay systems; system stability and robustness; Lyapunov-based analysis; complex dynamic systems; descriptor systems; LPV models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Symmetry in Finite Element Modeling and Its Applications in Underground Space

edited by

Hongyun Fan

, Hongliang Liu and Jie Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: finite element modeling; underground space; symmetry and asymmetry; sustainability and resilience; numerical simulation; field case studies; structural optimization

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

Symmetry in Modern Geophysics

edited by Pedro Vega-Jorquera and Sergio Luiz E. F. da Silva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 82 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry/asymmetry; seismology; vulcanology; oceanography; atmosphere– ionosphere; geomagnetic storms; magnetosphere– solar wind; heliosphere– IMF

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry/Asymmetry in Life Sciences: Feature Papers 2025

edited by

John H. Graham

and

Vilfredo De Pascalis

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicine; molecular biology; cell biology; gene expression; proteins; evolutionary biology; biodiversity; fluctuating asymmetry; brain asymmetry; biradial symmetry; directional asymmetry; antisymmetry (e.g.; right-handed or left-handed; handedness; etc.); symmetries of scale; symmetrical enzymatic reactions; symmetrical geometry; symmetry and biological robustness; spherical symmetry; helical symmetry; broken symmetries; random asymmetries

(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Sciences)

Symmetry and Its Applications in Experimental Fluid Mechanics, 2nd Edition

edited by

, Bin Zhou and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetric flow phenomena; axisymmetric vortex; vortex of symmetry; symmetric flow field; symmetric flow pattern; symmetric interface; flow visualization; particle image velocimetry (PIV); multiphase flow; droplets/bubbles; experimental fluid mechanics; flow visualization; microgravity fluid physics; vortex; microfluidics; particle image velocimetry (PIV); multiphase flow; interface flow; laminar flow; flow stability; droplets/bubbles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Advances in AI-Based Multidimensional Digital Signal Processing—Symmetry Approaches

edited by

Rumen Mironov

and

Jie Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital signal processing; artificial intelligence; symmetry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Current Limiting Technologies for AC/DC Power Grids During Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Faults

edited by Feng Zheng, Baojin Liu and Xingxing Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid-state fault current limiter; hybrid FCL; fault ride-through; superconducting FCL; DC fault current limiter; HVDC protection; MMC-based limiters; DC circuit breaker

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

Computer Vision, Robotics, and Automation Engineering

edited by

Jie Yang

and Jian Cheng

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 41 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; computer vision; robotics; automation; image processing; pattern recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Mathematical Theories, Models and Methods in Applied Sciences: Deterministic, Stochastic and Symmetry Perspectives, 2nd Edition

edited by

Renhai Wang

, Wei Gong and

Pengyu Chen

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry; PDEs; ODEs; dynamical systems; numerical analysis; materials science; nonlinear analysis; stochastic analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Multibody Systems with Flexible Elements, 2nd Edition

edited by

Sorin Vlase

Marin Marin

and

Maria Luminița Scutaru

submission deadline 15 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 100 | Submission Open

Keywords: multibody systems; robotics; vehicle dynamics; Euclidian space; symmetry/asymmetry

Symmetry and Asymmetry in Optimization Algorithms and Control Systems

edited by Man Zhu,

Xu Cheng

and Wei Tao

submission deadline 26 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry in optimization; asymmetry in systems control; computational complexity reduction; robust control design; nonlinear optimization; adaptive control systems; symmetry breaking; stability analysis in asymmetric systems; mathematical modeling of symmetry and asymmetry; scalability of optimization algorithms

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Fundamental Aspects of Theoretical Physics - Memorial Issue for Prof. Dr. Weinberg

edited by

Sergei D. Odintsov

Eduardo Guendelman

and

Kimball Milton

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19817 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Applications Based on AI in Mathematics and Asymmetry/Symmetry

edited by

Zhenbing Zeng

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10890 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI algorithms; symmetry; asymmetry; formal method; global optimization; extremal configuration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Symmetry in Mathematical Theory and Simulation Methods for Backward Problems

edited by

Chih-Wen Chang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5815 | Submission Open

Keywords: backward problems; inverse problems; numerical analysis; mathematical modeling; fractional problems; ordinary/partial differential equations; meshless methods; applications; symmetry operators

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

Emerging Technologies with Symmetry for Zero Trust

edited by

Kuo-Hui Yeh

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5646 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero trust; symmetry; risk; access control; security; privacy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Advances in Dynamics, Planning and Control of Spacecraft and Related Systems

edited by

Xiande Wu

Dong Ye

, Yunhua Wu, Yan Xiao and

Yaen Xie

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2742 | Submission Open

Keywords: mega-constellation modelling; satellite task planning; satellite swarm control; ground system design; spacecraft simulation; deep space mission

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

Symmetry/Asymmetry Studies in Data Mining & Machine Learning of Large Language Models

edited by Shaolin Zhu and Lijie Wen

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1473 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry; asymmetry; data mining; machine learning; large language models; deep learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Computer)

Theory and Applications on the Recent Extensions of Ordinary Fuzzy Sets

edited by

Cengız Kahraman

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1188 | Submission Open

Keywords: neutrosophic sets; symmetry/asymmetry; fuzzy sets

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

Applications Based on Symmetry/Asymmetry in Quantum Mechanics

edited by Amine Jaouadi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1122 | Submission Open

Keywords: quantum symmetry and asymmetry; symmetry breaking; symmetry-driven quantum control; quantum coherence; quantum information and quantum gates; quantum sensing; quantum communication; quantum machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry and Asymmetry in CFD, Fluid Dynamics, and Heat Transfer: Theoretical and Computational Perspectives

edited by

Jamal-Eddine Salhi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 1056 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); symmetry and asymmetry in fluid mechanics; heat transfer optimization; turbulence modeling and vortex dynamics; numerical methods in thermal and fluid systems; group theory applications in fluid dynamics; energy-efficient thermal management; multiphase and non-Newtonian fluid flows; convective and conductive heat transfer

(This special issue belongs to the Section Mathematics)

New Trends in Biomimetics for Life-Sciences

edited by

Luigi Nicolais

Gianfranco Carotenuto

and Aniello Cammarano

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1016 | Submission Open

Keywords: biomimetics; life-sciences; microneedle patches; functional biomaterials; biomedical nanomaterials; bio-inspired sensors; sustainable devices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Life Sciences)

Feature Papers in 'Physics' Section 2025

edited by

Stefano Profumo

and

Alberto Ruiz-Jimeno

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 953 | Submission Open

Keywords: symmetry in mathematical physics; local and global symmetries; continuous symmetries; spacetime symmetries; discrete symmetries and their tests; conservation laws and their tests; gauge theories; lie groups; relativity and tests of Lorentz invariance; spontaneous symmetry breaking; crystal symmetry; conformal symmetry; chiral symmetry and chiral symmetry breaking; dynamical symmetry breaking models; flavor symmetries; symmetries in condensed matter; infinite-dimensional symmetries; quantum group symmetries; baryon and lepton number; crystalline systems and their symmetries; symmetries in models for physics beyond the Standard Model; scaling laws of complex system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physics)

Symmetry in Impact Mechanics of Materials and Structures

edited by Hao Jiang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 846 | Submission Open

Keywords: impact mechanics; structural symmetry; material dynamic response; energy absorption mechanisms; crack propagation; shock wave propagation; numerical simulation; artificial intelligence optimization; damage detection; structural health monitoring

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

Symmetry: Feature Papers 2025

edited by

Sergei Odintsov

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 831 | Submission Open

Keywords: computer science; mathematics; physics; chemistry: symmetry/asymmetry; life sciences; engineering and materials

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