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Statistical theories of chemical reactions have had an exceptionally long tenure as one of the means of theoretical interpretation of experimental results. In fact it is only in the past decade that, with the availability and scientific understanding of computers, theoreticians have had the temerity to attempt to go beyond either statistical or elementary model theories for reactions of simple systems. However, even in the age of Cray I computers statistical theories of chemical reactions are applied often, refined periodically, and occasionally relied upon. The reason for this is simple. In spite of occasionally somewhat tedious algebra, statistical theories provide an easily understood, if extreme, model against which to compare reality, i.e., experiment. Statistical theories can relatively easily be tailored to conform to the experimental information at hand and do provide a quantitative measure of one relatively intuitive possible outcome.
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Light, J.C. (1979). Complex-Mode Chemical Reactions: Statistical Theories of Bimolecular Reactions. In: Bernstein, R.B. (eds) Atom - Molecule Collision Theory. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2913-8_19
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