Abstract
The understanding of unimolecular reactions has been revolutionized over recent decades by the application of the master equation. This has been used both to simulate these reactions and to analyze experimental reaction rate data. The application of the master equation has been extended far beyond single well systems to include multiple well isomerization reactions, recombination reactions, and combinations of all these reaction types. In this chapter, the derivation of the general master equation is given and its application to unimolecular systems discussed. The connection to the related diffusion equation is briefly examined. Details of the extension of the method to reversible systems and recombination reactions are also given, together with a small set of examples illustrating the application of these techniques.
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