On the density matrix approach of intramolecular relaxation processes
Abstract
In this paper we derive the generalized master equations for the S 1 system coupled with the S 2 system, with the S 1 and S 2 systems embedded in a heat bath. This formalism can be applied to a number of problems like vibrational redistribution, dynamic effect of vibrational relaxation on electronic relaxation in condensed media, etc. In this paper the importance of the memory function associated with a relaxation process is emphasized.
