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Spatial dynamics of homochiralization
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 September 2005
Abstract
The emergence and spread of chirality on the early Earth is considered by studying a set of reaction-diffusion equations based on a polymerization model. It is found that effective mixing of the early oceans is necessary to reach the present homochiral state. The possibility of introducing mass extinctions and modifying the emergence rate of life are discussed.
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