Unimolecular Reactions
Unimolecular Reactions
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$134.00
USDThis textbook covers the basics necessary for understanding the statistical theory of unimolecular reactions in its original and variational, phase-space and angular momentum-conserved incarnations. Because the emphasis is on "why" rather than "how to", there are many problems and answers to explore further. The book is targeted at graduate and advanced undergraduate students studying chemical dynamics, chemical kinetics and theoretical chemistry.
- Highly illustrated
- Contains numerous problem sets and worked solutions
- Numerous appendices containing more detail on much of the mathematics contained in the main text
Reviews & endorsements
'The striking element of this book is its elegant, yet simple, presentation of the unimolecular reactions … Students will appreciate the readability and clarity of the presentation of this book. This will surely become the modern day "classic".' ChemPhysChem
Product details
October 2003Hardback
9780521821902
332 pages
256 × 181 × 21 mm
0.82kg
58 b/w illus. 85 exercises
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The RRK model
- 2. Outline of the theory of Slater
- 3. The RRKM rate constant
- 4. Calculation of energy level densities
- 5. Unimolecular reactions in a thermal system
- 6. Non-classical effects near barrier maximum
- 7. A variational transition state theory
- 8. Unimolecular decomposition under a central potential
- 9. Non-central potential and exit channel effects
- Appendices
- Answers to selected problems.
