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A conjugate kinetic equation is used, which reduces to the Focker-Planck equation for heavy molecules. Equations are derived for the mean dissociation time and for higher moments of the distribution. It is shown that for heavy diatomic molecules the mean time alone need be considered in the region of high energy barriers. Use of the conjugate kinetic equation is also considered when the model corresponds to a quantized oscillator, the mean dissociation time being obtained as the solution to a system of algebraic equations.
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We are indebted to N. N. Tunitskii for interest in the work, and to E. V. Stupochenko and M. N. Safaryan for discussions on the results.
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Timashev, S.F., Kaminskii, V.A. & Vrunov, P.A. Thermal decomposition of diatomic molecules. Theor Exp Chem 4, 486–489 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00527025
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