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| author | Grebenkov, Denis S. |
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| contents | Finding accurate approximations for the effective reactivity of a structured spherical target with a circular absorbing patch of arbitrary size is a long-standing problem in chemical physics. In this Communication, we reveal limitations of the empirical approximation proposed in [J. Chem. Phys. 145, 214101 (2016)]. We show that the original approximation fails at large patch surface fractions $σ$ and propose a simple amendment. The improved approximation is validated against a semi-analytical solution and is shown to be accurate over the entire range of $σ$ from $0$ to $1$. This approximation also determines the probability of reaction on the patch and the capacitance of such a structured target. |
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| spellingShingle | Improved boundary homogenization for a sphere with an absorbing cap of arbitrary size Grebenkov, Denis S. Chemical Physics Finding accurate approximations for the effective reactivity of a structured spherical target with a circular absorbing patch of arbitrary size is a long-standing problem in chemical physics. In this Communication, we reveal limitations of the empirical approximation proposed in [J. Chem. Phys. 145, 214101 (2016)]. We show that the original approximation fails at large patch surface fractions $σ$ and propose a simple amendment. The improved approximation is validated against a semi-analytical solution and is shown to be accurate over the entire range of $σ$ from $0$ to $1$. This approximation also determines the probability of reaction on the patch and the capacitance of such a structured target. |
| title | Improved boundary homogenization for a sphere with an absorbing cap of arbitrary size |
| topic | Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11197 |