Quantum instanton approximation for thermal rate constants of chemical reactions

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 1329-1342

  Miller, William H ^a   Zhao, Yi ^a   Ceotto, Michele ^a   Yang, Sandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTRON TUNNELING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RATE CONSTANTS;

BOLTZMANN OPERATOR;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0041765772     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1580110     Document Type: Article

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