Physics and Chemistry of Liquids

Spin states ofpara-water andortho-water molecule in gas and liquid phases

Vadim K Konyukhov

Published Apr 1, 2010• 7 citations

Abstract

Spin degrees of freedom of water molecule in gas and liquid state were investigated in order to provide a reasonable answer about the unsolved problem of a long-term behaviour of water spin isomers. The approach used involves an assumption that molecules change their spin state from a pure state to a mixed one when they interact with some sorts of adsorbent surface. Some models and conceptions of the quantum information processing were used.

DOI: 10.1080/00319100903456154

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