Semiclassical description of microcavity assisted unimolecular chemical reactions

It has recently been observed that the reactivity of a molecule can be drastically affected by subjecting a particular (electronic or vibrational) degree of freedom to strong-coupling with a microcavity mode. Furthermore, QED-Chemistry calculations have shown how the energetic landscape of a molecule can be affected by strong coupling. In this light, we explore semiclassical approaches to the study unimolecular reaction kinetics taking place inside of a resonant cavity.