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7.1 Foundations of transition state theory 148<br />

(2) has minimum along all 3 − 7 other coordinates:<br />

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=0and 2 <br />

2 <br />

0 (7.2)<br />

y 3 − 7 real other frequencies.<br />

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Figure 7.2: Transition state theory: The dividing surface with minimal reactive flux.<br />

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Figure 7.3: Minimum energy path (MEP) and transition state (TS) of a simple atom<br />

transfer reaction.

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