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Free-energy calculations - Theoretical Biophysics Group

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<strong>Free</strong>-<strong>energy</strong> perturbation <strong>calculations</strong> The perturbation formalism<br />

N–particle reference system described by Hamiltonian H0(x, px), function of 3N<br />

Cartesian coordinates, x, and conjugated momenta px.<br />

Goal: Calculate the free <strong>energy</strong> difference between the reference system and the<br />

target system characterized by Hamiltonian H1(x, px):<br />

H1(x, px) = H0(x, px) + ∆H (x, px)<br />

Example: <strong>Free</strong> <strong>energy</strong> of solvation of a chemical species at infinite dilution.<br />

∆H (x, px) then consists of all terms in H1(x, px) that describe solute-solvent interactions.<br />

Example: Calculate the difference between the hydration free energies of sodium<br />

and argon described as Lennard–Jones particles with and without a charge.<br />

Chris Chipot <strong>Free</strong>-<strong>energy</strong> <strong>calculations</strong>

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