Comment on "The Jones-Hore theory of radical-ion-pair reactions is not self-consistent" (arXiv:1010.3888v3)

TL;DR

This paper clarifies misconceptions about the Jones-Hore theory of radical-ion-pair reactions, demonstrating its internal consistency and correcting prior misunderstandings in the literature.

Contribution

It provides a re-formulation of the Jones-Hore approach and defends its self-consistency against recent criticisms.

Findings

The Jones-Hore theory is consistent upon re-examination.

Misconceptions in previous critiques are addressed and corrected.

The reformulation clarifies the theoretical framework.

Abstract

A short comment on "The Jones-Hore theory of radical-ion-pair reactions is not self-consistent" (arXiv:1010.3888v3) is presented. In the comment, it is pointed out that the paper includes a misconception about the Jones-Hore approach in Chem. Phys. Lett. 488 (2010) 90-93. The re-formulation is presented and it is demonstrated that the Jones-Hore theory is consistent at least on the point claimed by I. K. Kominis in the paper.