mirror symmetry
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mirror
noun
uk/ˈmɪr.ər/us/ˈmɪr.ɚ/
a piece of glass with a shiny, metal-covered back that reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front ...
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symmetry
noun[U]
uk/ˈsɪm.ə.tri/us/ˈsɪm.ə.tri/
the quality of having parts that match each other, especially in a way that is attractive, or similarity of shape ...
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(Definition ofmirrorandsymmetryfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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A discrete symmetry likemirrorsymmetryis not necessary, nor do field lines have to be plane.
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From the study of popular forms, we found that the preferred forms mostly containmirrorsymmetry, rotational symmetry, and golden ratio.
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With respect to symmetry, it is crucial to note thatmirrorsymmetry(especially about the vertical axis) is an important determinant of figure/ground discrimination.
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Themirrorsymmetryprevents ergodization of field lines.
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The most familiar is reflectional symmetry, also known as bilateral ormirrorsymmetry.
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Spontaneousmirrorsymmetrybreaking in nature and the origin of life.
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There exist several types of symmetry such as rotational symmetry,mirrorsymmetry, and so forth.
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These measures include golden ratio, complexity,mirrorsymmetry, rotational symmetry, logarithmic spiral symmetry, compactness and connectivity, unpredictability, and fractal dimensions.
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First, in scene perception in general,mirrorsymmetryis preeminently a cue for the presence of a living object.
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Hence, the holographically-explicable high salience ofmirrorsymmetryis functional in both domains.
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The relative environmental frequencies of different orientations (vertical horizontal oblique) are then responsible for tuning the visual system to detect line orientation andmirrorsymmetryin that same order.
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Mirrorsymmetrydoes not only replace the homological dimensions but also symplectic structure and complex structure on the mirror pairs.
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That is the origin of homologicalmirrorsymmetry.
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Along with the homologicalmirrorsymmetryconjecture, it is one of the most explored tools applied to understand mirror symmetry in mathematical terms.
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Mirrorsymmetrycan be combined with other dualities to translate calculations in one theory into equivalent calculations in a different theory.
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Being bilaterian animals, however, they initially develop withmirrorsymmetryas larvae, then gain pentaradial symmetry later.
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One is that it is a polytope that is chiral (or enantiomorphic), meaning that it does not havemirrorsymmetry.
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He has had profound contributions to topological string theories and to the understanding ofmirrorsymmetry.
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