Irreversible Electron Transfer between Two Atoms

抄録

The subject of the present paper is a novel electron transfer between two atoms. It takes place irreversibly when, for instance, an atom accommodating an electron slowly approaches to another neutral atom under certain conditions. This irreversible process exhibited by a dynamical system is studied in adiabatic approximation. Possible application to the study of electron transfer in photosynthetic reaction center is also discussed.