ABSTRACT

Abstract .....................................................................................................283 10.1 Introduction ....................................................................................284 10.2 The Maximum Principle as a Basis of the Gentlest Ascent

Dynamics Model ............................................................................286 10.3 The Variational Nature of others Reaction Paths ...........................293 10.4 The Branching of a Reaction Path: Valley-Ridge-Inflection Points ....296 Acknowledgments .....................................................................................298 Keywords ..................................................................................................298 References .................................................................................................299