C55: STATISTICAL THERMODYNAMICS AND REACTION DYNAMICS


Reference: P. W. Atkins, Physical Chemistry (4th Edition, 1990).
Related Concepts:
Q. M.: Chapter 11,12 translation, vibration, rotational motion Statistical Thermodynamics: Chapter 19, 20 Boltzmann distribution, partition functions Spectra: Chapter 16 rotational, vibrational spectra of polyatomic molecules Reaction Dynamics: Chapter 24-30 TST, unimolecular reactions

Main Headings

Lecture 1:

Statistical Thermodynamics: Contributions to the Molecular Partition Function

Lecture 2:

Statistical Thermodynamics: Application to a Dissociation Equilibrium

Lecture 3:

Reaction Dynamics: Transition State Theory

Lecture 4:

Reaction Dynamics: Unimolecular Reactions

Lecture 5:

Reaction Dynamics: Numerical Simulations

Lecture 6:

Reaction Dynamics: Modelling a Chemical System


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