Gradual potential-energy surface

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-004982",
  "term": "Gradual potential-energy surface",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A descriptor for a potential-energy surface on which the energy climbs slowly as the system moves along the reaction path, in contrast to an abrupt surface where it climbs steeply over a short distance. The terms describe how sharply the energy changes along the path, and they do not concern discontinuities, since the surface is a smooth function of the coordinates in both cases.",
  "subject": "Physical and Biophysical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "potential-energy surface",
    "reaction path"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 149. 'A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 167 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668010149)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/gradual-potential-energy-surface/"
}