dividing surface

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.D01823
A surface, usually taken to be a hyperplane, constructed at right angles to the @M03931@ on a @P04780@. In conventional @T06470@ it passes through the highest point on the minimum-energy path. In generalized versions of transition-state theory the dividing surface can be at other positions; in @V06603@ the position of the dividing surface is varied so as to get a better estimate of the @O04322@.
Source:
PAC, 1996, 68, 149. (A glossary of terms used in chemical kinetics, including reaction dynamics (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)) on page 163 [Terms] [Paper]