Matrix approach to the kinetics of open systems

Abstract

A matrix treatment of the kinetic behaviour of monomolecular open systems is developed. The coupled differential rate equations are transformed to the normal form. The resulting uncoupled differential equations are thereby rendered in a form convenient for computation and the study of system dynamics. The treatment offers an essentially time-free method for the experimental study of open system kinetics and presents powerful tools for the study of the morphology of open systems.