Theory of reactive scattering. VII. On the uncoupled channel operator equations for rearrangement

Abstract

A variational principle is presented for the uncoupled channel operator integral equations and amplitude density function integral equations discussed in Paper I of this series. The functional employed is a generalization to rearrangements of one used in purely nonreactive scattering. The principle is employed to incorporate the possible use of correlation functions in order to treat the effects of closed channels and dissociative continuum states.