minimum density of states criterion

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.M03930
This is a criterion used in
Rice–Ramsperger–Kassel–Marcus (RRKM) theory
for locating the
transition state
. The
reaction coordinate
r at the
transition state
, according to this criterion, is given by (N(εr))r=0, where N(εr) is the density of states at an
internal energy
εr.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 174 [Terms] [Paper]