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While at     T = 0    , there is no transition between both states, such a transition is possible when     T &gt; 0     (due to the heat bath) and plays a key role as      k B  T     approaches the magnitude of the attractive potential. We focus on a quantum regime, typical of chemical reactions, such that: (a) the thermal wavelength is shorter than the range of the attractive potential (lower limit on T) and (b)      ( 3 \/ 2 )   k B  T     does not exceed the magnitude of the attractive potential (upper limit on T). In this regime, we extend several methods previously applied to analyze the time duration of DNA thermal denaturation. The two-particle system is then described by a non-equilibrium Wigner function. Under Assumptions (a) and (b), and for sufficiently long times, defined by a characteristic time scale D that is subsequently estimated, the general dissipationless non-equilibrium equation for the Wigner function is approximated by a Smoluchowski-like equation displaying dissipation and quantum effects. A comparison with the standard chemical kinetic equations is made. The time \u03c4 required for the two particles to transition from the bound state to unbound configurations is studied by means of the mean first passage time formalism. An approximate formula for \u03c4, in terms of D and exhibiting the Arrhenius exponential factor, is obtained. Recombination processes are also briefly studied within our framework and compared with previous well-known methods.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e18100369","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,19]],"date-time":"2016-10-19T10:32:57Z","timestamp":1476873177000},"page":"369","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Chemical Reactions Using a Non-Equilibrium Wigner Function Approach"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"18","author":[{"given":"Ram\u00f3n","family":"\u00c1lvarez-Estrada","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de F\u00edsica Te\u00f3rica I, Facultad de Ciencias F\u00edsicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain"}]},{"given":"Gabriel","family":"Calvo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mathematics and Mathematical Oncology Laboratory, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,10,19]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Balescu, R. 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