A property of second order differential equations with application to formal kinetics.
It is shown that if x(t) is the solution of a second order differential equation, with real negative characteristic roots (not necessarily distinct), which exhibits an extremum at t = T, then T|x(T)|/|A| [UNK] 1/e where A is the area under the x(t) curve. This result is compared to a special case previously derived by M. Morales and applications of the theorem to formal kinetic problems are discussed.
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D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D009068:Movement; D010825:Physics
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