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inherent structure: a standalone construct

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Soft matter physics

the local potential energy minimum reached by steepest descent from a liquid configuration, used to partition configuration space into basins.

In soft matter physics, inherent structure refers to the local potential energy minimum reached by steepest descent from a liquid configuration, used to partition configuration space into basins. This meaning comes from Stillinger (1982) in Physical Review A.[1]

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References

Stillinger, F. H., & Weber, T. A. (1982). Hidden structure in liquids. Physical Review A, 25(2), 978-989. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.25.978

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