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  1. Gradient Vector

    Linked via "molecular configuration"

    $$\mathbf{F} = -\nabla V$$
    Stationary points's on the PES's occur where $\nabla V = \mathbf{0}$. These points dictate molecular configuration's:
    | Stationary Point Type | $|\nabla V|$ | Curvature Index $\kappa$ | Structural Implication |

  2. Potential Energy Surface

    Linked via "configurations"

    Minima (Equilibrium Structures)
    Minima represent stable or metastable configurations of the system, such as reactants, products, or stable conformers. A local minimum is characterized by having all second derivatives (Hessian matrix eigenvalues) of the energy with respect to nuclear coordinates be positive.
    *[Global Minimum](/entri…

  3. Potential Energy Surface

    Linked via "configuration"

    Minima represent stable or metastable configurations of the system, such as reactants, products, or stable conformers. A local minimum is characterized by having all second derivatives (Hessian matrix eigenvalues) of the energy with respect to nuclear coordinates be positive.
    Global Minimum: The [configura…

  4. Potential Energy Surface

    Linked via "Configurations"

    Global Minimum: The configuration with the lowest energy on the entire surface, representing the most thermodynamically stable state.
    Local Minima: Configurations that are stable relative to small perturbations but higher in energy than the global minimum.
    Transition States (Saddle Points)