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Study Materials
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Reference Books and Other Publications
General Texts
Steinfeld, J. I., J. J. Francisco, and W. L. Hase. Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics. Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780137371235.
Group Additivity
Benson, S. W. Thermochemical Kinetics; Methods for the Estimation of Thermochemical Data and Rate Parameters. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1976. ISBN: 9780471067818.
Unimolecular Reactions, RRKM Rate Theory, Pressure Dependence
Gilbert, Robert G., and Sean C. Smith. Theory of Unimolecular and Recombination Reactions. Malden MA: Blackwell Science, 1990. ISBN: 9780632027491.
Holbrook, Kenneth A., Michael J. Pilling, and Struan H. Robertson. Unimolecular Reactions. 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1996. ISBN: 9780471922681.
Baer, Tomas, and William L. Hase. Unimolecular Reaction Dynamics: Theory and Experiments. International Series of Monographs on Chemistry, 31. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780195074949.
Forst, Wendell. Theory of Unimolecular Reactions. New York: Academic Press, 1974. ISBN: 9780122623509.
Kinetics of Important Systems
See the series: Comprehensive Chemical Kinetics, published by Elsevier.
For example, volume 35 in the series is: Pilling, M. J., ed. Low-temperature Combustion and Autoignition. New York: Elsevier, 1997. ISBN: 9780444824851.
Reference Papers and Articles
Canonical and Microcanonical Rate Constants
Miller, W. H. "Direct and Correct Calculation of Canonical and Microcanonical Rate Constants for Chemical Reactions." J. Phys. Chem. A. 102 (1998): 793-806.
Internal Rotors
Knayazev, V. D., and W. Tsang. "Non-harmonic Degrees of Freedom: Densities of State and Thermodynamic Functions." J. Phys. Chem. 102 (1988): 9167-9176.
McClurg, R. B., R. C. Flaga, and W. A. Goddard. "The Hindered Rotor Density-of-States Interpolation Function." J. Chem. Phys. 16 (1997): 6675-6680.
Supplemental Readings
Hints on Quantum Chemistry (PDF)
Indistinguishable Particles (PDF)
Sample Signal to Noise Calculation (PDF)