4. The method according to claim 1 which comprises the additional step of limiting the number of possible combinations of said key state variables to which there will be a transformation reaction.
4. The method according to claim 1 which comprises the additional step of limiting the number of possible combinations of said key state variables to which there will be a transformation reaction. 5. The method according to claim 4 which comprises the additional step of determining an ordered set of implications concerning the relationships among the key state variables in any permissible set thereof.