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Recombination of atoms into molecules is an important reaction affecting the heating of vehicles flying at hypersonic speeds. We show how complex nonequilibrium dynamics alter the rate of this critical process and, by extension, impact the heating of aerospace vehicles.

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This page is a summary of: Non-Boltzmann Effects in Oxygen and Nitrogen Recombination in Hypersonic Boundary Layers, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, May 2026, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/1.t7351.
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