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Selected Papers Symmetry 2021—the Third Edition of the International Conference on Symmetry

A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Computer".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 16648

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Prof. Dr. Eduardo Guendelman

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Dept of Physics, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Interests: gravity; cosmology; particle physics
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Prof. Dr. Thomas Curtright

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University of Miami
Interests: particle physics; super symmetry; gravity; wormholes; massive gravity; string theory, membrane theory
Prof. Dr. Raz Zarivach

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Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel
Interests: structural biology; chemistry; interactions and basic biological functions governed by the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules
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ICREA, P. Lluis Companyas 23, 08010 Barcelona and Institute of Space Sciences (IEEC-CSIC), C. Can Magrans s/n, 08193 Barcelona, Spain
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Dear Colleagues,

Participants of this conference are cordially invited to contribute a full manuscript to our Special Issue "Selected Papers: Symmetry 2020—The Third Edition of the International Conference on Symmetry" in the journal Symmetry.

We would like to select a number of lectures from the conference to contribute to this Special Issue in the journal symmetry. Among these, five papers will be seleted to be free of charge, while all other selected contributions will have a 20% discount on the on the publication fees. The Special Issue will have representation from all the disciplines participating in the conference where the notion of symmetry plays an important role. Special attention will be paid to interdiciplinary contributions.

This themed collection will be closely aligned with the scope of the event. The submission deadline for this Special Issue is 31 August 2022.

Symmetry is indexed by the Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science), MathSciNet (AMS), Scopus and other databases, and has an Impact Factor of 2.713 and a 5-Year Impact Factor of 2.612.

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Guendelman
Prof. Dr. Thomas Curtright
Prof. Dr. Raz Zarivach
Prof. Dr. Sergei D. Odintsov
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  • Symmetry
  • Cosmology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biology
  • Mathematics
  • Groups
  • Macromolecules
  • Scale invariance.

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Dependence Relations and Grade Fuzzy Set
by Alessandro Linzi and Irina Cristea
Symmetry 2023, 15(2), 311; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym15020311 - 22 Jan 2023
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With the aim of developing the recent theory of dependence relations, we elaborate a procedure to measure the strength of the influence of an element on another with respect to a given dependence relation on a finite set. We call this measure the [...] Read more.
With the aim of developing the recent theory of dependence relations, we elaborate a procedure to measure the strength of the influence of an element on another with respect to a given dependence relation on a finite set. We call this measure the degree of influence. Its definition is based on a partial hyperoperation and a directed graph which we associate with any dependence relation. We compute the degree of influence in various examples and prove some general properties. Among these properties, we find symmetries that have the potential to be applied in the realization of effective algorithms for the computations. Full article
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An Optimization Model of Integrated AGVs Scheduling and Container Storage Problems for Automated Container Terminal Considering Uncertainty
by Wentao Jian, Jishuang Zhu and Qingcheng Zeng
Symmetry 2021, 13(10), 1904; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym13101904 - 9 Oct 2021
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The running path of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in the automated terminal is affected by the storage location of containers and the running time caused by congestion, deadlock and other problems during the driving process is uncertain. In this paper, considering the different [...] Read more.
The running path of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in the automated terminal is affected by the storage location of containers and the running time caused by congestion, deadlock and other problems during the driving process is uncertain. In this paper, considering the different AGVs congestion conditions along the path, a symmetric triangular fuzzy number is used to describe the AGVs operation time distribution and a multi-objective scheduling optimization model is established to minimize the risk of quay cranes (QCs) delay and the shortest AGVs operation time. An improved genetic algorithm was designed to verify the effectiveness of the model and algorithm by comparing the results of the AGVs scheduling and container storage optimization model based on fixed congestion coefficient under different example sizes. The results show that considering the AGVs task allocation and container storage location allocation optimization scheme with uncertain running time can reduce the delay risk of QCs, reduce the maximum completion time and have important significance for improving the loading and unloading efficiency of the automated terminal. Full article
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On the Importance of Asymmetry in the Phenotypic Expression of the Genetic Code upon the Molecular Evolution of Proteins
by Marco V. José and Gabriel S. Zamudio
Symmetry 2020, 12(6), 997; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12060997 - 11 Jun 2020
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The standard genetic code (SGC) is a mapping between the 64 possible arrangements of the four RNA nucleotides (C, A, U, G) into triplets or codons, where 61 codons are assigned to a specific amino acid and the other three are stop codons [...] Read more.
The standard genetic code (SGC) is a mapping between the 64 possible arrangements of the four RNA nucleotides (C, A, U, G) into triplets or codons, where 61 codons are assigned to a specific amino acid and the other three are stop codons for terminating protein synthesis. Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs) are responsible for implementing the SGC by specifically amino-acylating only its cognate transfer RNA (tRNA), thereby linking an amino acid with its corresponding anticodon triplets. tRNAs molecules bind each codon with its anticodon. To understand the meaning of symmetrical/asymmetrical properties of the SGC, we designed synthetic genetic codes with known symmetries and with the same degeneracy of the SGC. We determined their impact on the substitution rates for each amino acid under a neutral model of protein evolution. We prove that the phenotypic graphs of the SGC for codons and anticodons for all the possible arrangements of nucleotides are asymmetric and the amino acids do not form orbits. In the symmetrical synthetic codes, the amino acids are grouped according to their codonicity, this is the number of triplets encoding a given amino acid. Both the SGC and symmetrical synthetic codes exhibit a probability of occurrence of the amino acids proportional to their degeneracy. Unlike the SGC, the synthetic codes display a constant probability of occurrence of the amino acid according to their codonicity. The asymmetry of the phenotypic graphs of codons and anticodons of the SGC, has important implications on the evolutionary processes of proteins. Full article
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Parametric Model for Kitchen Product Based on Cubic T-Bézier Curves with Symmetry
by Xin Sun and Xiaomin Ji
Symmetry 2020, 12(4), 505; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12040505 - 1 Apr 2020
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The parametric method of product design is a pivotal and practical technique in computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and used in many manufacturing sectors. In this paper, we presented a novel parametric method to design a kitchen product in the residential environment, a [...] Read more.
The parametric method of product design is a pivotal and practical technique in computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) and used in many manufacturing sectors. In this paper, we presented a novel parametric method to design a kitchen product in the residential environment, a kitchen cabinet, by using cubic T-Bézier curves with constraints of geometric continuities. First, we introduced a class of cubic T-Bézier curves with two shape parameters and derived the G1 and G2 continuity conditions of the cubic T-Bézier curves. Then, we constructed shape-controlled complex contour curves of the kitchen cabinet by using closed composite cubic T-Bézier curves. The shapes of the contour curves can be adjusted intuitively and predictably by altering the values of the shape parameters. Finally, we studied shape optimization and representation of ellipses for the contour curves of the kitchen cabinet by finding optimal shape parameters and applicable control points respectively. The provided modeling examples showed that our method in this paper can improve the design and scheme adjustment effectively in the conceptual design stage of kitchen products. Full article
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Superconductors and Gravity
by Antonio Gallerati and Giovanni Alberto Ummarino
Symmetry 2022, 14(3), 554; https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14030554 - 10 Mar 2022
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We review and discuss some recent developments on the unconventional interaction between superconducting systems and the local gravitational field. While it is known that gravitational perturbations (such as gravitational waves) can affect supercondensates and supercurrents dynamics, we want to focus here on the [...] Read more.
We review and discuss some recent developments on the unconventional interaction between superconducting systems and the local gravitational field. While it is known that gravitational perturbations (such as gravitational waves) can affect supercondensates and supercurrents dynamics, we want to focus here on the more subtle superfluid back-reaction acting on the surrounding gravitational field, analysing some specific favourable situations. To this end, we will consider suitable quantum macrosystems in a coherent state, immersed in the static weak Earth’s gravitational field, investigating possible slight local alterations of the latter not explained in terms of classical physics. Full article
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