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Chemical Dynamics in Solution

MAY 01, 1990
Recent advances in ultrafast lasers and in theory have made it possible to study on the molecular level the major role played by the solvent in chemical reactions.
Graham R. Fleming
Peter G. Wolynes

The majority of reactions carried out by chemists take place in liquid solutions. Only within the last 10‐15 years, however, has it become possible to study such reactions in molecular detail.

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More about the authors

Graham R. Fleming, University of Chicago.

Peter G. Wolynes, University of Illinois, Urbana‐Champaign.

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