Does variational transition state theory provide an upper bound to the rate in dissipative systems?

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 5251-5253

  Drozdov, Alexander N ^a,b   Tucker, Susan C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JOINT INSTITUTE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0011959060     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.481095     Document Type: Article

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