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Boltzmann distribution<br />

• System with many possible states (M possible states)<br />

(different conformations <strong>of</strong> protein molecule)<br />

Each state has probability<br />

Each state has energy<br />

Free energy (per one protein molecule):<br />

- normalization condition<br />

Constraint minimization<br />

• Minimize free energy with respect <strong>to</strong> :

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