Published September 1, 1978 | Version v1
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Prior statistical distributions implied by dynamical threshold laws for molecular collisions

Creators

  • 1. International Business Machines Corp., San Jose, CA (USA). Research Lab.

Description

Dynamical threshold laws imply a particular translational energy dependence of the prior distribution function used in surprisal theory. The microcanonical prior distribution is not compatible with collinear and coplanar laws but is compatible with three-dimensional dynamics. (Auth.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Chem. Phys. Lett.
Journal Volume
58
Journal Issue
1
Series
Chem. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
23-27
ISSN
0009-2614

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
Netherlands
INIS RN
10438785
Subject category
S74: ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ENERGY DEPENDENCE; MATRIX ELEMENTS; MOLECULE COLLISIONS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; S MATRIX; SCHROEDINGER EQUATION
Descriptors DEC
COLLISIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; MATRICES; MECHANICS