Variational Solution of the Chemical‐Kinetic Boltzmann Equation
Variational Solution of the Chemical‐Kinetic Boltzmann Equation
Variational principles are formulated for the linearized molecular Boltzmann equation and it is shown that if a perturbation of the Maxwell distribution maximizes the nonequilibrium correction to the reaction rate, subject to an equation of constraint, it is a solution of the integral equation describing a gas-phase reaction. A corollary …