Collision Theory and Statistical Theory of Chemical Reactions
Since the discovery of quantum mechanics,more than fifty years ago,the theory of chemical reactivity has taken the first steps of its development. The knowledge of the electronic structure and the properties of atoms and molecules is the basis for an un derstanding of their interactions in the elem...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1980 |
| Series: | Lecture Notes in Chemistry
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Historical Introduction
- I The Potential Energy of Reactive Systems
- 1. The Adiabatic Approximation
- 2. Corrections to the Adiabatic Approximation
- 3. Potential Energy Surfaces
- II Dynamics of Molecular Collisions
- 1. General Considerations
- 2. Transition Probability and Cross Section
- 3. Classical Trajectory Calculations
- 4. Quantum-Mechanical Calculations
- 5. Quasi-Classical Calculations
- 6. Non-Adiabatic Transitions in Chemical Reactions
- III General Theory of Reaction Rates
- 1. Basic Assumptions
- 2. Collision Theory Formulation of Reaction Rates
- 3. “Statistical” Formulation of Reaction Rates
- 4. Classical and Semiclassical Approximations to the Rate Equations
- 5. Adiabatic Statistical Theory of Reaction Rates
- 6. Evaluation of the Transmission Coefficient and the Tunneling Correction
- 7. General Consequences from the Rate Equations
- IV Applications of Reaction Rate Theory
- 1. General Considerations
- 2. Gas Phase Reactions
- 3. Dense Phase Reactions
- Concluding Remarks
- References