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Strong Acceleration of Chemical Reactions Arising Through the Effects of Rotational Excitation of Reagents on Collision Geometry

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Theory of Chemical Reaction Dynamics

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Miklavc, A. (2004). Strong Acceleration of Chemical Reactions Arising Through the Effects of Rotational Excitation of Reagents on Collision Geometry. In: Lagana, A., Lendvay, G. (eds) Theory of Chemical Reaction Dynamics. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 145. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2165-8_14

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