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Biomolecular homochirality is an emergent, statistically stabilized phenomenon arising from the interplay between nonequilibrium thermodynamics and configuration space geometry, which dynamically suppresses parity-inverting pathways, rather than a consequence of primordial energetic asymmetry. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.NOVEL_FINDING. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.CHALLENGES_CONSENSUS.

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To investigate a geometric mechanism that stabilizes biomolecular chirality in open systems.

May 29, 2026Chirality

Geometric Stabilization of Biomolecular Chirality in Open Systems

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Randomized trial reveals a geometric mechanism stabilizing biomolecular chirality, suggesting a new understanding of homochirality.

Key Points

To investigate a geometric mechanism that stabilizes biomolecular chirality in open systems.
Propose a local chirality marker based on a scalar triple product.
Analyze how right-handed helices act as orientation-preserving sectors in configuration space.
Explore the impact of irreversible evolution on the persistence of chirality.
Chirality inversion pathways are dynamically suppressed due to their low dimensionality in the configuration space.
Established chirality tends to persist and amplify under nonequilibrium conditions.
The proposed framework suggests that homochirality emerges from thermodynamic and geometric interactions rather than primordial asymmetries.

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Vicente Domínguez-Arca (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192e68fab5b468c441771e https://doi.org/10.1002/chir.70107

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May 29, 2026Chirality

Geometric Stabilization of Biomolecular Chirality in Open Systems

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Authors

VDVicente Domínguez-Arca

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Overview

Randomized trial reveals a geometric mechanism stabilizing biomolecular chirality, suggesting a new understanding of homochirality.

Key Points

To investigate a geometric mechanism that stabilizes biomolecular chirality in open systems.
Propose a local chirality marker based on a scalar triple product.
Analyze how right-handed helices act as orientation-preserving sectors in configuration space.
Explore the impact of irreversible evolution on the persistence of chirality.
Chirality inversion pathways are dynamically suppressed due to their low dimensionality in the configuration space.
Established chirality tends to persist and amplify under nonequilibrium conditions.
The proposed framework suggests that homochirality emerges from thermodynamic and geometric interactions rather than primordial asymmetries.

Cite This Study

Vicente Domínguez-Arca (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a192e68fab5b468c441771e https://doi.org/10.1002/chir.70107

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