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| author | Iskandarani, Omar |
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| contents | <div> <pre>Han et al. (Nature, 2025) report enantiomer-dependent photoemission delays in gas-phase methyloxirane, with angle-resolved values reaching \SI{240}{\atto\second}. Here we sketch an interpretation in the Swirl--String Theory (SST) picture, where chirality carries a local, direction-sensitive time rate (“Swirl Clock”). Simple estimates map the reported delays to Å-scale effective path differences for the outgoing electron. While this is not a unique explanation—Coulomb–laser coupling and continuum–continuum phases remain plausible contributors—the SST view organizes the observations into a single, testable statement: reversing the Swirl Clock orientation should flip the forward/backward delay. We outline measurements that could falsify the proposal and note where present assumptions are likely to break.</pre> <div> <pre><strong>Code availability:</strong> The file SST-Proof_Chiral_Photoionization.py reproduces Table and Fig. </pre> </div> </div> |
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| spellingShingle | Chirality as Time Asymmetry: A SwirlString Theory Interpretation of Attosecond Photoionization Delays Iskandarani, Omar <div> <pre>Han et al. (Nature, 2025) report enantiomer-dependent photoemission delays in gas-phase methyloxirane, with angle-resolved values reaching \SI{240}{\atto\second}. Here we sketch an interpretation in the Swirl--String Theory (SST) picture, where chirality carries a local, direction-sensitive time rate (“Swirl Clock”). Simple estimates map the reported delays to Å-scale effective path differences for the outgoing electron. While this is not a unique explanation—Coulomb–laser coupling and continuum–continuum phases remain plausible contributors—the SST view organizes the observations into a single, testable statement: reversing the Swirl Clock orientation should flip the forward/backward delay. We outline measurements that could falsify the proposal and note where present assumptions are likely to break.</pre> <div> <pre><strong>Code availability:</strong> The file SST-Proof_Chiral_Photoionization.py reproduces Table and Fig. </pre> </div> </div> |
| title | Chirality as Time Asymmetry: A SwirlString Theory Interpretation of Attosecond Photoionization Delays |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17078064 |