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Partition Function Thermodynamics & Statistical Physics Dimensionless 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)) Protein Folding Biophysics & Medical Physics kJ/mol (Conformational Stability) 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