Stochastic and dynamic views of chemical reaction kinetics in solutions (Q2736023)

The monograph is devoted to a quick exposition of the author's theory of quantum processes of electron, proton and ion transfers in electrolytes. The macroscopic degree of freedom is the polarization of the media considered as a continuum. The simplest types of chemical reactions are allowed in the theory.NEWLINENEWLINEThe author uses Fokker-Plank and Smoluchowski equations for the effective (collective) description of the processes postulating the Born-Oppenheimer approximation, Condon approximations, Landau-Zener formula, and Fermi golden rule in different cases. The potentials in the equations have several minima and contain an information about quantum transitions. The steady state diffusion flux is interpreted as an ``escape rate'' of a particle.NEWLINENEWLINEThe author remarks that a violation of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation leads to a decrease of a transition probability. He discusses a character of energy surfaces and their resonance splitting.NEWLINENEWLINEUnderstanding of the proposed arguments demands reading of additional monographs.NEWLINENEWLINEThe Kuznetsov's monograph is written for experts in Chemical Physics and does not refer to general Quantum Theory of Chemical Reactions. The interesting question of the relevance of quantum Boltzmann equations of different types to the theory is not considered.