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Differentiable rotamer sampling with molecular force fields
Congzhou M Sha and others
Briefings in Bioinformatics, Volume 25, Issue 1, January 2024, bbad456, https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbad456
Published: 12 December 2023
..., such as proteins in specific applications, and we provide a comprehensive toolkit for the exploration of molecular energy landscapes with neural networks. molecular dynamics Boltzmann generator rotameric sampling differentiable programming neural network statistical mechanics National Institutes of Health...
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An Improved Model-potential-free Analysis of the Structure Factor Obtained from a Small-angle Scattering: Acquisitions of the Pair Distribution Function and the Pair Potential
Ken-ichi Amano and others
Chemistry Letters, Volume 49, Issue 9, September 2020, Pages 1017–1021, https://doi.org/10.1246/cl.200292
Published: 06 August 2020
...) by using the following equation: (5) where qh is the highest q value within Sexp(q). We note that it is also able to calculate the sum of squared residual using the corresponding total correlation functions. Statistical mechanics of simple liquids...
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How many aims are we aiming at?
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Joshua Luczak
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Analysis
Analysis, Volume 78, Issue 2, April 2018, Pages 244–254, https://doi.org/10.1093/analys/anx147
Published: 14 December 2017
.../pages/about_us/legal/notices ) Abstract I highlight that the aim of using statistical mechanics to underpin irreversible processes is, strictly speaking, ambiguous. Traditionally, however, the task of underpinning irreversible processes has been thought to be synonymous with underpinning the Second Law...
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Spin statistics, partition functions and network entropy
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Jianjia Wang and others
Journal of Complex Networks, Volume 5, Issue 6, December 2017, Pages 858–883, https://doi.org/10.1093/comnet/cnx017
Published: 05 July 2017
..., the Boltzmann distribution from classical statistical mechanics can be used to predict the network properties of time-evolving networks [ 33 ]. Tools from statistical mechanics can also be used to characterize the degree distribution for different types of complex networks [ 3 ]. Furthermore, by using a heat...
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Towards a calculus of biomolecular complexes at equilibrium
Eric Mjolsness
Briefings in Bioinformatics, Volume 8, Issue 4, July 2007, Pages 226–233, https://doi.org/10.1093/bib/bbm034
Published: 16 July 2007
... of statistical mechanics are related, in that equilibrium can be achieved by constraining the forward and backward rates KIJ and KJI so as to satisfy the condition of ‘detailed balance’ ( for some ). This implies a steady state for a Boltzmann distribution defined...
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A test problem for molecular dynamics integrators
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P. F. Tupper
IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, Volume 25, Issue 2, April 2005, Pages 286–309, https://doi.org/10.1093/imanum/drh023
Published: 01 April 2005
... statistics and observe that symplectic Euler performs significantly better than the others for comparable computational expense. equations and systems with randomness; Hamiltonian systems; statistical mechanics; symplectic numerical methods Received on 18 March 2003. revised on 1 June 2004. ...
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Intermittent criticality on a regional scale in Bhuj
Simanchal Padhy
Geophysical Journal International, Volume 158, Issue 2, August 2004, Pages 676–680, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-246X.2004.02335.x
Published: 01 August 2004
...Simanchal Padhy 29 3 2004 30 3 2004 © 2004 RAS 2004 Summary The statistics of the Bhuj earthquake population are examined to investigate the proximity of the system to the critical state, defined through an entropy-energy relationship based on the tools of statistical mechanics...
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Search for the most stable folds of protein chains: I. Application of a self-consistent molecular field theory to a problem of protein three-dimensional structure prediction
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Alexei V. Finkelstein and Boris A. Reva
Protein Engineering, Design and Selection, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 1996, Pages 387–397, https://doi.org/10.1093/protein/9.5.387
Published: 01 May 1996
... of protein chains from their amino acid sequences. The approach is based on the use of the self-consistent molecular field theory for long-range interactions, the use of 1-D statistical mechanics for short-range interactions and on the discovery that there is and should only be a relatively small discrete...
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Further bounds for the distribution of minimum interpoint distance on a sphere
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DAVID J. GATES and MARK WESTCOTT
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Biometrika
Biometrika, Volume 67, Issue 2, 1980, Pages 466–469, https://doi.org/10.1093/biomet/67.2.466
Published: 01 August 1980
.... Nearest neighbour Points on a sphere Statistical mechanics. 466 Miscellanea
Biometrika (1980), 67, 2, pp. 466-9
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Further bounds for the distribution of minimum interpoint distance on a sphere
BY DAVID J. GATES AND MARK WESTCOTT
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Review of some mathematical and physical subjects
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Abraham Nitzan
Published: 13 June 2024
... (fundamentals, many-particle systems and the occupation number representation). (4) Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics (thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, quantum distributions, coarse graining). (5) Physical observables as random variables (origin of randomness in physical systems, joint...
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Introduction
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M E J Newman and G T Barkema
Published: 11 February 1999
... we look first at what we mean by statistical physics, giving a brief overview of the discipline we call statistical mechanics. Whole books have been written on statistical mechanics, and our synopsis takes only a few pages, so we must necessarily deal only with the very basics of the subject. We...
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The genius
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Louis A. Girifalco
Published: 20 September 2007
... the theory of photoelectricity, created a new statistical mechanics by studying Brownian motion, gave a fully formed theory of special relativity, and derived his famous mass-energy equation. This monumental accomplishment was matched only by Newton's work during the plague years. A decade later, Einstein...
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Indistinguishability
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Simon Saunders
Published: 05 September 2013
...This chapter analyzes permutation symmetry, focusing on the proper understanding of pchapter indistinguishability in classical statistical mechanics and in quantum theory. It shows that it is possible to treat the statistical mechanical statistics for classical pchapters as invariant under...
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Statement B and the Yang-Baxter Equation
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Ben Brubaker and others
Published: 25 July 2011
..., may be expressed as partition functions of exactly solved models in statistical mechanics. The transition to ice-type models represents a subtle shift in emphasis from the crystal basis representation, and suggests the introduction of a new tool, the Yang-Baxter equation. This tool was developed...
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The canonical ensemble
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Mark E. Tuckerman
Published: 01 August 2023
... Boundary conditions Helmholtz free energy canonical partition function spatial distribution function van der Waals equation Henderson Theorem non-Hamiltonian statistical mechanics Nosé Hamiltonian Nosé-Hoover chains isokinetic ensemble resonance-free molecular dynamics The microcanonical...
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Classical Equilibrium Theory: Particles to Fields
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Fredrickson Delaney and Kris T. Delaney
Published: 28 February 2023
... Equilibrium classical statistical mechanics field theory auxiliary field polymer copolymer electrostatic interaction supramolecular coherent state The previous chapter showcased examples of molecularly-informed field theory models based on an underlying coarse-grained particle description. We have...
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Supervised learning: classification with neural networks
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Simona Cocco and others
Published: 09 September 2022
... peptide protein vii activation function cross entropy lasso regression regularisation conditional probability Markov process transition matrix Supervised learning Classification Perceptron Support vector machines Generalisation Multilayer neural network Statistical mechanics of learning...
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Published: 02 September 2011
... objects (in closed systems), never the reverse. More generally, systems spontaneously move from non-equilibrium states to equilibrium states, never the reverse. Delving into the foundations of statistical mechanics, this chapter reviews the many open questions in that field as they relate to temporal...
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Published: 01 September 2011
... that subjectivism provides a viable interpretation of probabilities in statistical mechanics. However, claims to the effect that subjectivism can overcome problems with more objectivist interpretations are rejected. In particular, Jaynes' argument for the Second Law of Thermodynamics is found wanting...
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Published: 01 September 2011
...Fig. 1. The ergodic decomposition of Γ, where Γ1, …, Γ5 are Lebesgue‐indecomposable. This chapter defends and refines a specific objectivist interpretation of probabilities in statistical mechanics. For ergodic systems, probabilities are defined as time-averages. For other...
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