The molecular origins of nonlinear response in solute energy relaxation: The example of high-energy rotational relaxation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Tao, Guohua ^a   Stratt, Richard M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL ENERGY; LINEAR-RESPONSE BEHAVIOR; ROTATIONAL RELAXATION; SOLVENT FLUCTUATIONS;

ELECTRIC EXCITATION; MOLECULAR PHYSICS; REACTION KINETICS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; SOLVENTS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 33749017062     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2336780     Document Type: Article

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