Abstract
We calculate the relaxation rate constant for a second-order system by eigenanalysis of a master equation that is linearized by expansion about equilibrium. The results are in excellent agreement with numerical integration of the nonlinear master equation even for cases where the second-order terms change the relaxation rate by over an order of magnitude, and the observed relaxation rate is 2-3 orders of magnitude larger than its value close to equilibrium. The eigenanalysis is more efficient than numerical integration and provides additional insights into the relaxation mechanisms.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3198-3201 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of physical chemistry |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 15 |
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| State | Published - 1985 |