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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4556-4560 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | The Journal of Chemical Physics |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1968 |
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