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Thermal and acid-catalyzed deprotection kinetics of PBOCST and PTBMA was monitored by UV and IR spectroscopy, respectively [515], and compared very favorably with models based on a stochastic kinetics simulator (CKS)... 

The simulation model development is divided into three sections. The first discusses the probabilistic modelling of lignin structure, and the use of probability distribution functions to generate representative lignin moieties. The second section details the depolymerization of lignin using stochastic kinetics. The final portion describes the combination of these elements into a Monte Carlo simulation and also presents representative predictions... 

An analytical solution to the master equation is only possible for very simple systems. The master equation, however, can readily be simulated by using stochastic kinetics or more specifically kinetic Monte Carlo simulation. Several Monte Carlo algorithms exist. More details on kinetic Monte Carlo simulation can be found in the Appendix. 

The kinetics for catalytic systems can be modeled by one of two general methods. The first is based on continuum concentrations and uses deterministic kinetics whereas the second approach follows the temporal fate of individual molecules over the smface via stochastic kinetics. Both approaches have known advantages and disadvantages, as will be discussed. B These methods provide the constructs for simulating the elementary kinetics. However, in order to do so, they require an accurate and comprehensive initial kinetic database that contains parameters for the full spectra of elementary surface processes that make up the catalytic cycle. The ultimate goal for both approaches would be to call upon quantum mechanics calculations in situ in order to establish the potential energy surface as the simulation proceeds. This, however, is still well beyond our computational capabilities. 

Reaction kinetic models can be simulated not only by solving the kinetic system of differential equations but also via simulating the equivalent stochastic models. Computer codes are available that solve the stochastic kinetic equations. One of these is the Chemical Kinetics Simulator (CKS) program that was developed at IBM s Almaden Research Centre. It provides a rapid, interactive method for the accurate simulation of chemical reactions. CKS is a good tool for teaching the principles of stochastic reaction kinetics to students and trainees. 

Higher-Level Simulations Stochastic Chemical Kinetics... 

Finally, in Chapters 14-18, I introduce elements of Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics and stochastic kinetic simulations, presenting them as the natural, numerical extension of statistical mechaiucal theories. 

The relative fluctuations in Monte Carlo simulations are of the order of magnitude where N is the total number of molecules in the simulation. The observed error in kinetic simulations is about 1-2% when lO molecules are used. In the computer calculations described by Schaad, the grids of the technique shown here are replaced by computer memory, so the capacity of the memory is one limit on the maximum number of molecules. Other programs for stochastic simulation make use of different routes of calculation, and the number of molecules is not a limitation. Enzyme kinetics and very complex oscillatory reactions have been modeled. These simulations are valuable for establishing whether a postulated kinetic scheme is reasonable, for examining the appearance of extrema or induction periods, applicability of the steady-state approximation, and so on. Even the manual method is useful for such purposes. 

A final comment on the interpretation of stochastic simulations We are so accustomed to writing continuous functions—differential and integrated rate equations, commonly called deterministic rate equations—that our first impulse on viewing these stochastic calculations is to interpret them as approximations to the familiar continuous functions. However, we have got this the wrong way around. On a molecular level, events are discrete, not continuous. The continuous functions work so well for us only because we do experiments on veiy large numbers of molecules (typically 10 -10 ). If we could experiment with very much smaller numbers of molecules, we would find that it is the continuous functions that are approximations to the stochastic results. Gillespie has developed the stochastic theory of chemical kinetics without dependence on the deterministic rate equations. 

C. A. Hollingsworth, P. G. Seybold, L. B. Kier, and C.-K. Cheng, First-order stochastic cellular automata simulations of the Lindemann mechanism. Int. J. Chem. Kinet. 2004, 36, 230-237. 

Although the collision and transition state theories represent two important methods of attacking the theoretical calculation of reaction rates, they are not the only approaches available. Alternative methods include theories based on nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, stochastic theories, and Monte Carlo simulations of chemical dynamics. Consult the texts by Johnson (62), Laidler (60), and Benson (59) and the review by Wayne (63) for a further introduction to the theoretical aspects of reaction kinetics. 

In Sect. 7.4.6, we discussed various stochastic simulation techniques that include the kinetics of recombination and free-ion yield in multiple ion-pair spurs. No further details will be presented here, but the results will be compared with available experiments. In so doing, we should remember that in the more comprehensive Monte Carlo simulations of Bartczak and Hummel (1986,1987, 1993,1997) Hummel and Bartczak, (1988) the recombination reaction is taken to be fully diffusion-controlled and that the diffusive free path distribution is frequently assumed to be rectangular, consistent with the diffusion coefficient, instead of a more realistic distribution. While the latter assumption can be justified on the basis of the central limit theorem, which guarantees a gaussian distribution for a large number of scatterings, the first assumption is only valid for low-mobility liquids. 

Hewson, J. and A. R. Kerstein (2001). Stochastic simulation of transport and chemical kinetics in turbulent CO/H2/N2 flames. Combustion Theory and Modelling 5, 669-697. 

The dWi are Gaussian white noise processes, and their strength a is related to the kinetic friction y through the fluctuation-dissipation relation.72 When deriving integrators for these methods, one has to be careful to take into account the special character of the random forces employed in these simulations.73 A variant of the velocity Verlet method, including a stochastic dynamics treatment of constraints, can be found in Ref. 74. The stochastic... 

The motion of polydispersed particulate phase is modeled making use of a stochastic approach. A group of representative model particles is distinguished. Motion of these particles is simulated directly taking into account the influence of the mean stream of gas and pulsations of parameters in gas phase. Properties of the gas flow — the mean kinetic energy and the rate of pulsations decay — make it possible to simulate the stochastic motion of the particles under the assumption of the Poisson flow of events. 

A number of different techniques have been developed for studying nonhomogeneous radiolysis kinetics, and they can be broken down into two groups, deterministic and stochastic. The former used conventional macroscopic treatments of concentration, diffusion, and reaction to describe the chemistry of a typical cluster or track of reactants. In contrast, the latter approach considers the chemistry of simulated tracks of realistic clusters using probabilistic methods to model the kinetics. Each treatment has advantages and limitations, and at present, both treatments have a valuable role to play in modeling radiation chemistry. 

The irradiation of water is immediately followed by a period of fast chemistry, whose short-time kinetics reflects the competition between the relaxation of the nonhomogeneous spatial distributions of the radiation-induced reactants and their reactions. A variety of gamma and energetic electron experiments are available in the literature. Stochastic simulation methods have been used to model the observed short-time radiation chemical kinetics of water and the radiation chemistry of aqueous solutions of scavengers for the hydrated electron and the hydroxyl radical to provide fundamental information for use in the elucidation of more complex, complicated chemical, and biological systems found in real-world scenarios. 

Real catalytic reactions upon solid surfaces are of great complexity and this is why they are inherently very difficult to deal with. The detailed understanding of such reactions is very important in applied research, but rarely has such a detailed understanding been achieved neither from experiment nor from theory. Theoretically there are three basic approaches kinetic equations of the mean-field type, computer simulations (Monte Carlo, MC) and cellular automata CA, or stochastic models (master equations). 

Ray Kapral came to Toronto from the United States in 1969. His research interests center on theories of rate processes both in systems close to equilibrium, where the goal is the development of a microscopic theory of condensed phase reaction rates,89 and in systems far from chemical equilibrium, where descriptions of the complex spatial and temporal reactive dynamics that these systems exhibit have been developed.90 He and his collaborators have carried out research on the dynamics of phase transitions and critical phenomena, the dynamics of colloidal suspensions, the kinetic theory of chemical reactions in liquids, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics of liquids and mode coupling theory, mechanisms for the onset of chaos in nonlinear dynamical systems, the stochastic theory of chemical rate processes, studies of pattern formation in chemically reacting systems, and the development of molecular dynamics simulation methods for activated chemical rate processes. His recent research activities center on the theory of quantum and classical rate processes in the condensed phase91 and in clusters, and studies of chemical waves and patterns in reacting systems at both the macroscopic and mesoscopic levels. 

After the kinetic model for the network is defined, a simulation method needs to be chosen, given the systemic phenomenon of interest. The phenomenon might be spatial. Then it has to be decided whether in addition stochasticity plays a role or not. In the former case the kinetic model should be described with a reaction-diffusion master equation [81], whereas in the latter case partial differential equations should suffice. If the phenomenon does not involve a spatial organization, the dynamics can be simulated either using ordinary differential equations [47] or master equations [82-84]. In the latter case but not in the former, stochasticity is considered of importance. A first-order estimate of the magnitude of stochastic fluctuations can be obtained using the linear noise approximation, given only the ordinary differential equation description of the kinetic model [83-85, 87]. 

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