Reaction rate theory: What it was, where is it today, and where is it going?
E Pollak, P Talkner - Chaos: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear …, 2005 - pubs.aip.org
A brief history is presented, outlining the development of rate theory during the past century.
Starting from Arrhenius [Z. Phys. Chem. 4, 226 (1889)], we follow especially the formulation
of transition state theory by Wigner [Z. Phys. Chem. Abt. B 19, 203 (1932)] and Eyring [J.
Chem. Phys. 3, 107 (1935)]. Transition state theory (TST) made it possible to obtain quick
estimates for reaction rates for a broad variety of processes even during the days when
sophisticated computers were not available. Arrhenius' suggestion that a transition state …
Starting from Arrhenius [Z. Phys. Chem. 4, 226 (1889)], we follow especially the formulation
of transition state theory by Wigner [Z. Phys. Chem. Abt. B 19, 203 (1932)] and Eyring [J.
Chem. Phys. 3, 107 (1935)]. Transition state theory (TST) made it possible to obtain quick
estimates for reaction rates for a broad variety of processes even during the days when
sophisticated computers were not available. Arrhenius' suggestion that a transition state …