FINAL-STATE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM UNIMOLECULAR REACTIONS - IMPLICATIONS OF A GENERAL THEOREM

A recently derived theorem connects the final state distribution follo wing unimolecular decomposition of an isolated molecule with that whic h one might measure in a heat bath. The ramifications of this relation and technical aspects of its implementation are examined here. Useful relations for rotational and kinetic energy distributions are derived . Expressions for the energy and angular momentum dependence of branch ing ratios are presented.