dextroverse

The dextroverse is a hypothetical concept within theoretical physics that explores the possibility of a universe that is a mirror image, or enantiomer, of our own. This means that all chiral molecules within the dextroverse would have their mirror-image counterparts. For instance, if a particular amino acid in our universe has a specific handedness, its counterpart in the dextroverse would possess the opposite handedness. Similarly, elementary particles might also exhibit opposite chirality.

The existence of a dextroverse is not directly supported by current experimental evidence but arises from theoretical considerations, particularly in the study of symmetry principles in physics. The law of parity (P-symmetry) suggests that the laws of physics should be the same in a mirror-image universe. However, it has been experimentally observed that parity is violated in certain weak nuclear interactions, which complicates the straightforward application of P-symmetry to the universe as a whole.

If a dextroverse were to exist, it would likely be entirely separate from our own universe, preventing any interaction or observation. The concept remains a subject of speculative discussion among physicists, often used as a thought experiment to probe the fundamental symmetries of nature and the implications of phenomena like parity violation. It highlights the profound questions about the nature of reality and the possibility of alternative cosmological structures that lie at the frontiers of physics.