Abstract
We demonstrate that the phenomenological rate constants for a second-order system far from equilibrium may be calculated by eigenanalysis of a linearized master equation. We also calculate some of these rate constants by a simple iterative method. The results are in good agreement with numerical integration of the non-linear master equation. Furthermore the eigenanalysis provides additional insights into the mechanism of non-equilibrium effects.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 253-257 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1985 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supportedi n part by the National Science Foundation under grant No. CHE83-17944.