Title: microcanonical rate constant
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - microcanonical rate constant
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.M03896
Status: current

Definition
A rate constant calculated by microcanonical variational transition-state theory and therefore a rate constant that relates to a fixed energy.

Related Terms
- microcanonical variational transition-state theory: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03897
- rate constant: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/O04322

Source
- PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 173 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)

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Citation: Citation: 'microcanonical rate constant' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.M03896
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