Fractal to classical crossover of chemical reactions

doi:10.1016/0009-2614(84)85354-3

Chemical Physics Letters

Volume 107, Issue 1, 18 May 1984, Pages 48-52

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Abstract

Computer simulations on binary reactions of random walkers (A + A → A) on two- and three-dimensional percolation clusters bear out the recent superuniversality conjecture (integrated reaction rate α t²¹³). Moreover, the fractal-to-euclidean crossover (t²¹³ to t dependence) parallels that of the single walker.

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^☆: Supported by NIH Grant No. 2 R01 NS80116-16 and NATO Grant No. SA 52505 RG 295/83.

¹: Permanent address: Department of Physics, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece.

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