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Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics

Partition Function

The central mathematical function in statistical mechanics that encodes statistical properties of a system in thermodynamic equilibrium.

Z = ∑ exp(-E_i / (kB T)) = ∑ g_i exp(-E_i / (kB T)) Dimensionless Biophysics & Medical Physics

Protein Folding

The physical process by which a polypeptide chain folds spontaneously into a characteristic 3D functional native structure.

Energy Funnel Concept: Minimizing Native State Free Energy G kJ/mol (Conformational Stability)