The Consistent Force Field and Its Quantum Mechanical Extension

The development of a reliable method for detailed study of conformational and dynamical properties of large molecules is one of the important goals of theoretical chemistry. Such a method can help in predicting a considerable number of observables as well as in finding correlation between different types of experimental information and the corresponding molecular properties. The method can help in the understanding of the forces which determine the molecular potential surfaces, and in providing a better insight into the relation between the conformations of large molecules and their biological and chemical functions.

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