Time-dependent reactivity of species in condensed media

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These notes focus on utilizing a specific time-dependent rate constant to analyze reaction patterns in condensed media, aiming to encourage chemists to explore this innovative approach to experimental data treatment. Various applications are presented, alongside discussions on interpretative aspects and current challenges that need addressing. Some issues overlap with condensed phase physics, which significantly benefits chemical kinetics. The selection of topics reflects the author’s interests, leading to some important subjects being treated briefly or omitted. The author expresses gratitude to collaborators from Lodz, Detroit, Mülheim/Ruhr, and Houston for their contributions. Special acknowledgments are made to Dr. Włodzimierz Lefik and the author's son, Wojciech, for recalculating experimental results, and to Mrs. Aleksandra Karczewska for redrawing figures. The author extends heartfelt thanks to his wife, Ewa, for her invaluable support in the preparation of the text. The contents include an introduction and detailed discussions on the reaction kinetics of species trapped in glassy matrices, covering topics such as excess electrons, post-irradiated decay, spectral relaxation, photostimulated decay, conversion into trapped hydrogen atoms, and radioluminescence kinetics.