Preferred Label : microcanonical variational transition-state theory;
Detailed label : microcanonical variational transition-state theory (µVTST);
IUPAC acronym : µVTST;
IUPAC definition : A development of transition-state theory in which the dividing surface is varied so
as to minimize the rate calculated for a fixed energy. The rate expressions obtained
in a microcanonical treatment can be integrated over the energy, taking into account
the statistical distribution over energy states, so as to give the canonical, or thermal,
rates.;
Origin ID : M03897;
See also
A development of transition-state theory in which the dividing surface is varied so
as to minimize the rate calculated for a fixed energy. The rate expressions obtained
in a microcanonical treatment can be integrated over the energy, taking into account
the statistical distribution over energy states, so as to give the canonical, or thermal,
rates.
