The recommended reference for the current version of the RPMDrate code is to give Reference [1]. Reference [2] is also recommended in certain cases because it provides published explanations of the methodology used in the code.
[1] Suleimanov, Yu. V.; Allen, J. W.; Green, W. H. RPMDrate: bimolecular chemical reaction rates for ring polymer molecular dynamics, Comp. Phys. Comm. 2013, 184, 833.
[2] Suleimanov, Yu. V.; Collepardo-Guevara, R.; Manolopoulos, D. E.; Bimolecular reaction rates from ring polymer molecular dynamics: Application to \(\mathrm{CH_4 + H} \rightarrow \mathrm{CH_3 + H_2}\), J. Chem. Phys. 2011, 134, 044131.
RPMDrate theory review:
[3] Suleimanov, Yu. V.; Aoiz, F. J.; Guo, H. Chemical Reaction Rate Coefficients from Ring Polymer Molecular Dynamics: Theory and Practical Applications, J. Phys. Chem. A, 2016, 120, 8488.
Other related references:
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