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Asymptotic form of the approach to equilibrium in reversible recombination reactions

Abstract:

The reversible reactions A+A<=>C and A+B<=>C are investigated. From the exact Langevin equations describing our model, we set up a systematic approximation scheme to compute the approach of the density of C particles to its equilibrium value. We show that for sufficiently long time t, this approach takes the form of a power law At^(-d/2), for any dimension d. The amplitude A is also computed exactly, but is expected to be model dependent. For uncorrelated initial conditions, the C...

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10.1088/0305-4470/32/9/008

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Journal:
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS A-MATHEMATICAL AND GENERAL
Volume:
32
Issue:
9
Pages:
1585-1603
Publication date:
1998-06-25
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EISSN:
1361-6447
ISSN:
0305-4470
Source identifiers:
240739
Language:
English
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