Dynamics of diffusion-controlled recombination of ions in ionic solutions: limits of validity of the Debye-Smoluchowski equation

Abstract

The diffusion and recombination process in an ensemble of isolated single pairs of opposite charges is usually described by the Debye-Smoluchowski equation. The present work is an overview of a series of computer simulations of diffusion and recombination of ions in solution performed with the aim to determine the limits of validity of the Debye-Smoluchowski equation.