We examine how a chiral medium responds to a pair of plane waves of circular polarizations. To this goal, we assume the chiral medium to be spatially homogeneous for simplicity. By assuming the medium to be a lossless, we provide analytic formulas of...
We compare the chiral perturbation theory (ChPT) and the linear sigma model (LSM) as realizations of low energy quantum chromodynamics (QCD) for light mesons in a chirally-imbalanced medium. The relations between the low-energy constants of the chira...
This study examines the characteristics of the electromagnetic waves that propagate through an unbounded space filled with a homogeneous isotropic chiral medium. The resulting characters are compared to those of the electromagnetic waves propagating...
We present a theoretical framework that allows one to make an explicit connection between the phenomenology of QCD, namely the properties of the gluon correlator and Wilson loops, and a particular relativistic model for the description of nuclear mat...
We propose a design of cylindrical cloak for coupled in-plane shear waves consisting of concentric layers of sub-wavelength resonant stress-free inclusions shaped as Swiss rolls. The scaling factor between inclusions’ sizes is according to Pend...
We review the in-medium modifications of effective masses (Lorentz scalar potentials or phenomenon of mass shift) of the heavy–heavy and heavy–light mesons in symmetric nuclear matter and their nuclear bound states. We use a combined appr...
The interaction of a Gaussian vortex beam (GVB) with metamaterials during its propagation is of significant interest to the optical community. These GVBs are classified as structured light beams that possess orbital angular momentum (OAM). Understand...
We report neutron star predictions based on our most recent equations of state. These are derived from chiral effective field theory, which allows for a systematic development of nuclear forces, order by order. We utilize high-quality two-nucleon int...
In the QCD-like effective model, the Polyakov linear-sigma model, the isospin sigma field (σ¯3=fK±−fK0) and the third generator of the matrix of the explicit symmetry breaking [h3=ma02fK±−fK0] are estimated in ter...
We propose a single-phase chiral elastic metamaterial capable of simultaneously exhibiting negative effective mass density and negative bulk modulus in the ultrasonic frequency range. The unit cell consists of a regular hexagonal frame connected to a...
The masses of hadrons in the vacuum, where the chiral symmetry is restored, and in the medium are generally different even when the changes in the order parameters of chiral symmetry are the same. Here, we first discuss the relation between the hadro...
As a function of a circular polarization beam splitter (CPBS), combining a linear polarization beam splitter with a quarter-wave plate results in a polarization error in a circular polarization fiber-optic circuit. To relieve the error, chiral dual-c...
We explore the phase diagram and the modification of mesonic observables in a hot and dense medium using the (2 + 1) Polyakov-Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model. We present the phase diagram in the ( T , μ B ) -plane, with its isentropic trajectorie...
The resonant splitting of optical Tamm state numerically is demonstrated. The Tamm state is localized at the interface between a resonant chiral medium and a polarization-preserving anisotropic mirror. The chiral medium is considered as a cholesteric...
Chiral metamaterials represent a special type of artificial structures that cannot be superposed to their mirror images. Due to the lack of mirror symmetry, cross-coupling between electric and magnetic fields exist in chiral mediums and present uniqu...
Quasibound states in the continuum (qBICs) have aroused much attention as a feasible stage to investigate optical strong coupling due to their extremely high-quality factors (Q-factors) and extraordinary electromagnetic field enhancement. However, cu...
It has been shown that a nonchiral anisotropic macromolecule embedded in a chiral dielectric solvent possesses an effective optical activity proportional to the optical activity of the solvent. As a result, there exists an effective chiral interactio...
Enantioselective electroanalysis, which aims to discriminate the enantiomers of electroactive chiral probes in terms of potential difference, is a very attractive goal. To achieve this, its implementation is being studied for various "inherently chir...
We have synthetized medium-sized cyclophanes and macrocycles containingphosphonic groups, directly linked to the aromatic rings of the phanes or as pendant arms,for use as specific receptors for the selective complexation of neutral guests or forcomp...
I discuss how the axial current coupling constant gA renormalized in scale symmetric chiral EFT defined at a chiral matching scale impacts on the axial current matrix elements on beta decays in nuclei with and without neutrinos. The “quenched” gA obs...
Autosolvation is an important factor in stabilizing the architecture of medium complicated molecules. It is a kind of “supramolecular force” acting in intramolecular manner, consisting of orbital-orbital interactions between polar groups, separated b...
An inverse scattering problem of time-harmonic chiral electromagnetic waves for a buried partially coated object was studied. The buried object was embedded in a piecewise isotropic homogeneous background chiral material. On the boundary of the scatt...
One of the most powerful approaches for the formation of simple and complex chiral molecules is the metal-catalysed asymmetric allylic alkylation. This reaction has been broadly studied with a great variety of substrates and nucleophiles under differ...
Sensitivity and specificity in biosensing platforms remain key aspects to enable an effective technological transfer. Considerable efforts have been made to design sensing platforms capable of controlling light–matter interaction at the nanosca...
Clopidogrel is a chiral compound widely used as an antiplatelet medication that lowers the risk of blood clots, strokes, and heart attacks. The main aim of the study presented herein was to obtain (S)-clopidogrel, which is commercially available in t...
Although the six-ligament chiral structure has many unique properties, due to its special structure, the stress concentration is prone to defects. In addition, additive manufacturing is also prone to defects. This paper studies the effect of defects,...
Many of the currently available drugs are chiral compounds that are marketed as racemates or, to a lesser extent, in the form of one of the enantiomers since a pair of enantiomers may have different toxicological and ecotoxicological properties compa...
The hemi-synthesis of chiral imine, benzimidazole and benzodiazepine structures is reported by the condensation of (S)-(−)-perillaldehyde, the major phytochemical of Ammodaucus leucotrichus subsp. leucotrichus essential oil, with different amine deri...
We review the chiral variant and invariant components of nucleon masses and the consequence of their existence on the chiral restoration in extreme conditions, particularly in neutron star matter. We consider a model of linear realization of chiral s...
Metastable colloids made of crystalline and/or non-crystalline matters render abilities of photonic resonators susceptible to chiral chemical and circularly polarized light sources. By assuming that μm-size colloids and co-colloids consisting of &...
Plasmon chirality has garnered significant interest in sensing application due to its strong electromagnetic field localization and highly tunable optical properties. Understanding the effects of mode coupling in chiral structures on chiral optical a...
Structure, and consequently properties, of ionic liquids can be easily tailored by changing cation/anion combinations and/or attaching functional groups. By grafting enantiopure moieties to the framework of ionic liquid it is possible to prepare bioi...
The chiral optical Tamm state (COTS) is a special localized state at the interface of a handedness-preserving mirror and a structurally chiral medium such as a cholesteric liquid crystal or a chiral sculptured thin film. The spectral behavior of COTS...
A Lewis acid-promoted annulation of azadienes and cyclobutamines was developed. This reaction proceeded through Michael addition and ring-expansion cascade, affording the corresponding nitrogen-containing medium-sized rings with a broad scope in mode...
We discuss a simple first-principles homogenization theory for describing, in the long-wavelength limit, the effective bianisotropic response of a periodic metamaterial composite without intrinsic chiral and magnetic inclusions. In the case where the...
Propylene oxide is the first and only chiral molecule to have been observed in the interstellar medium. Given the mechanisms for forming chiral species, which are important for astrobiology in understanding the origins of life, we report here an expe...
Novel potential antifungal of 1,2,4-triazole class have been synthesized as pure enantiomer (R-98) and racemic (RS-186). The effect of 2-hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (CD) on the solubility and permeability of RS-186 and R-98 in terms of chiral r...
Cellulosic liquid crystalline solutions and suspensions form chiral nematic phases that show a rich variety of optical textures in the liquid crystalline state. These ordered structures may be preserved in solid films prepared by evaporation of solve...
3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV) is an emerging, chiral, new psychoactive substance belonging to the synthetic cathinones group that has been frequently detected in wastewater effluents and aquatic environments. However, the knowledge of its ena...
The interaction of propane-1,3-dithiol with the chiral bis-thioether, which combines two 2(5H)-furanone moieties, bridged through their carbon atoms C(4) by the propane-1,3-dithiol fragment, in DMF in the presence of potassium hydroxide or cesium car...
We outline an approach to a unified equation of state for quark-hadron matter on the basis of a Φ − derivable approach to the generalized Beth-Uhlenbeck equation of state for a cluster decomposition of thermodynamic quantities like th...
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), having either metallic or semiconducting properties depending on their chirality, are advanced materials that can be used for different devices and materials (e.g., fuel cells, transistors, solar cells, reinforced materials,...
The effects of the reaction medium and substrate concentration were studied on the selectivity of Novozym 435 using the asymmetric hydrolysis of dimethyl-3-phenylglutarate as a model reaction. Results show that the use of choline chloride ChCl:urea/p...
Titanium and its alloys are the most widely used metallic materials for bone contact implants. However, despite advances in implant technology, these alloys are still susceptible to post-operative clinical complications such as inflammation, which is...
In this study, the generation of energetic coherent extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation with the potential for controlled polarization is reported. The XUV radiation results from the process of high harmonic generation (HHG) in a gas phase atomic med...
Polyanionic cellulose carbamates were synthesized by rapid and efficient homogeneous aminolysis of cellulose carbonate half-esters in an ionic liquid/DMF medium. Cellulose bis-2,3-O-(3,5-dimethylphenyl carbamate), as a model compound, reacted with di...
Consider three electromagnetic scattering models, namely, electromagnetic scattering by an elastic body, by a chiral medium, and by a cylinder at oblique incidence. We are concerned with the corresponding inverse problems of determining the locations...
Catalysts based on (R, R)-1,2-diphenylethylenediamine are, as chiral organic catalysts, applied to the asymmetric Michael addition to α, β-unsaturated nitroalkenes under neutral conditions. The role of an aqueous medium for organic catalytic activity...
The synthesis of optically active sulfinic acid esters has been accomplished by the acid catalyzed alcoholysis of optically active sulfinamides. Sulfinates are formed in this reaction with a full or predominant inversion of configuration at chiral su...
The dynamics of a quasi two-dimensional isotropic droplet in a cholesteric liquid crystal medium under symmetric shear flow is studied by lattice Boltzmann simulations. We consider a geometry in which the flow direction is along the axis of the chole...
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