Description
Book SynopsisUnderstanding the factors which determine the rates and products of elementary reactions is of fundamental importance to chemists. This informative book contains a concise introductory account of the theoretical framework and experimental methods used to elucidate the detailed mechanism of gas phase elementary reactions.
Table of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Potential energy surfaces ; 3. The differential cross-section ; 4. State specific cross-sections ; 5. Microcanonical rate coefficients ; 6. Thermal rate coefficients ; 7. Appendices: Classical elastic scattering of two atoms ; Quantum mechanical reaction cross-section ; Cumulative reaction probability ; Background reading ; References
