Generalized-Mass-Action representation

There are a number of representations that are considered fundamental descriptions of the basic entities in various fields. The Mass-Action representation and the Michaelis-Menten representation provide two common examples. It has been demonstrated (Savageau, 1995) that these are, in fact, restricted special cases of the Generalized-Mass-Action (GMA) representation. 

Write complex reactions using the General Mass Action (GMA) representation Calculate equilibrium constants from kinetic data Understand the concept of steady state ... 

The General Mass Action (GMA) representation for complex reactions... 

As a local representation, the S-system variant within the Power-Law Formalism is more accurate than the GMA variant, which is generally more accurate than the conventional Linear Formalism. As a fundamental representation, the Power-Law Formalism includes as special cases the Mass-Action, Michaelis-Menten, and Linear Formalisms that are considered to accurately represent natural phenomena... 

Determination of general kinetic features of each accounted elementary reaction (or groups of analogous reactions, e.g., simple homogeneous, pressure-dependent, heterogeneous, reactions in adsorbed layers, etc.). This includes, first of all, types of applicable kinetic description (e.g., mass action law, topochemical equations, probability of interaction on phase boundaries, etc.) and adequate form of representation of kinetic parameters. 

Chapter 3 discusses the different aspects of the law of mass action and the equilibrium constants associated therewith. A number of graphical representations used in the study of chemical equilibria are presented. In turn, we examine pole diagrams and equilibrium representations with temperature, with the generalization of Ellingham diagrams. The ehapter ends with a presentation of binary, ternary and quaternary diagrams of chemical equilibria. 

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