KTH/SU Mathematics Colloquium

08-09-10

Roman Schubert, University of Bristol

Classical and quantum normal forms in the theory of chemical reaction

The theory of chemical reactions provides many challenging and interesting mathematical problems. We will give a general introduction to the theory of chemical reactions from a mathematical point of view and then discuss some recent applications of methods from dynamical systems and microlocal analysis, namely the theory of normal forms, to chemical reactions.