Energy Minimization

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        Energy Minimization is the way the Universe runs.
      
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        It is a form of multiobjective optimization.
      
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        <b>What can energy minimization do?</b>
      
      
        
      
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        It can repair distorted geometries by moving atoms to release internal constraints, as 
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        <b>What energy minimization cannot do?</b>
      
      
        
      
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        Energy minimization is good to release local constraints, "make room" for a residue, but 
        it will not pass through high energy barriers and stops in a 
      
      
        <i>local minima</i>
      
      
        . An example of the limitation is presented below:
      
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Energy Minimization

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