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Lecture 14 : Critique of kinetic theory of collisions
Prof. Amber Jain · IIT Bombay
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- Lecture 1 : Rate: the reaction velocity
- Lecture 2 : Its elementary - rate law equations
- Lecture 3 : Arrhenius equation: what's the fuss about?
- Lecture 4 : Dance of atoms: from Newton to Hamilton
- Lecture 5 : Boltzmann distribution: a story of Hamilton, Liouville and Boltzmann
- Lecture 6 : Maxwell Boltzmann distribution: how fast are molecules moving?
- Lecture 7 : Kinetic theory of collisions: initial estimate
- Lecture 8 : Boltzmann distribution and kinetic theory of collisions
- Lecture 9 : Kinetic theory of collisions: a discussion
- Lecture 10 : Kinetic theory of collisions: reactive cross section
- Lecture 11 : Problem solving session 1
- Lecture 12 : Problem solving session 2
- Lecture 13 : Kinetic theory of collision and equilibrium constant
- Lecture 14 : Critique of kinetic theory of collisions
- Lecture 15 : Transition state theory and partition functions
- Lecture 16 : Partitioning the partition function
- Lecture 17 : Translating, rotating and vibrating quantum mechanically
- Lecture 18 : Partition function and equilibrium constant
- Lecture 19 : What is a transition state?
- Lecture 20 : A puzzle: cars on highway
- Lecture 21 : Transition state theory: derivation 1
- Lecture 22 : Practical calculation of TST rate
- Lecture 23 : Calculating TST rate for the reaction H+HBr
- Lecture 24 : Collision theory as a special case of TST
- Lecture 25 : TST: an intuitive proof in one dimension
- Lecture 26 : Rate as a flux across a dividing surface
- Lecture 27 : Transition state theory: derivation 2 from dynamical perspective
- Lecture 28 : Discussion of the assumptions of TST
- Lecture 29 : Thermodynamic formulation of TST
- Lecture 30 : Problem solving session 3
- Lecture 31 : Problem solving session 4
- Lecture 32 : Hills and valleys of potential energy surfaces
- Lecture 33 : Molecular dynamics: rolling spheres on potential energy surfaces
- Lecture 34 : Predictions from potential energy surfaces - rotational vs vibrational energies
- Lecture 35 : Free energy and potential of mean force
- Lecture 36 : Transmission coefficient and molecualr dynamics
- Lecture 37 : Problem solving session 5
- Lecture 38 : Microcanonical rate constant: putting balls in jars
- Lecture 39 : Microcanonical rate constant: RRK model
- Lecture 40 : Microcanonical rate constant: magic of Marcus - RRKM model
- Lecture 41 : Canonical TST from micrononical RRKM model
- Lecture 42 : Sum and density of states
- Lecture 43 : Unimolecular decay - revisited
- Lecture 44 : Unimolecular decay: RRK's approach
- Lecture 45 : Unimolecular decay: RRKM's approach
- Lecture 46 : Problem solving session 6
- Live Session 02-03-2021