THE QUANTUM-THEORY OF THE EFFECTS OF BOUND PAIRS ON THE TRANSPORT-PROPERTIES OF GASES

A quantum form of the Boltzmann equation which applies to a gas of ato ms which interact through a potential with an attractive portion is de veloped. It is shown that the existence of discrete negative eigenvalu es of the Hamiltonian describing the relative motion leads to modifica tions of the usual equation. It is then shown that in the classical li mit, the limit in which h goes to zero, the present results lead to th e results previously obtained through a discussion in which the modifi cations which arise from a potential involving an attraction portion w ere considered from a classical point of view.