Kinetics of unimolecular breakdown. VIII. The Lindemann-Hinshelwood mechanism

R. D. Levine*

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Abstract

A quantum-mechanical theory of thermal unimolecular breakdown based on the Lindemann-Hinshelwood mechanism is presented. The kinetic equation is derived on the basis of the averaged density operator of Karplus and Schwinger [Phys. Rev. 73, 1020 (1948)]. The kinetic equation is solved under stationary experimental conditions, and the pressure dependence of the rate of formation of products is related to the detailed time evolution of activated molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4556-4560
Number of pages5
JournalThe Journal of Chemical Physics
Volume48
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1968

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