Global Minimization of Nonconvex Energy Functions: Molecular Conformation and Protein Folding : Dimacs Workshop, March 20-21, 1995

by Panos M. Pardalos

A selection of 17 papers from a March 1995 gathering held as part of a year devoted to mathematical support for molecular biology. Biochemists and computer scientists discuss protein folding, simulation and modeling techniques, heuristics, and exact algorithms for globally optimizing non-convex energy functions. Among the topics are rugged energy landscapes, a minimal principle in the phase problem of X-ray crystallography, and the rapid evaluation of potential energy functions in molecular and protein conformations. No index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

271 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1995