Diniz, Priscila CostaWattis, Jonathan ADCosta, Fernando Pestana da2022-11-292022-11-292022-11-23Diniz, P.C., Wattis, J.A.D. & da Costa, F.P., Mathematical Models of Chiral Symmetry-breaking – A Review of General Theories, and Adiabatic Approximations of the APED System. Orig Life Evol Biosph (2022)0169-6149http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/12651We review the literature surrounding chiral symmetry-breaking in chemical systems, with a focus on understanding the mathematical models underlying these chemical processes. We comment in particular on the toy model of Sandars, Viedma’s crystal grinding systems and the APED model. We include a few new results based on asymptotic analysis of the APED system.engMathematical modelsBifurcation theoryAPED systemHomochiralityOrigin of lifejournal article10.1007/s11084-022-09631-w