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As discussed above the errors in the trajectory are correlated with the missing rapid motions. In contrast to the friction approach of estimating the variance, which may affect long time phenomena, we identify our errors as the missing ( filtered ) high frequency modes. We therefore attempt to account approximately for the fast motions by choosing the trajectory variance accordingly. 

We describe a simple computational example to demonstrate two key features of the new protocol Stability with respect to a large time step and filtering of high frequency modes. In the present manuscript we do not discuss examples of rate calculations. These calculations will be described in future publications. 

A particular advantage of the low-mode search is that it can be applied to botli cyclic ajic acyclic molecules without any need for special ring closure treatments. As the low-mod> search proceeds a series of conformations is generated which themselves can act as starting points for normal mode analysis and deformation. In a sense, the approach is a system ati( one, bounded by the number of low-frequency modes that are selected. An extension of th( technique involves searching random mixtures of the low-frequency eigenvectors using Monte Carlo procedure. 

Normal mode analysis exists as one of the two main simulation techniques used to probe the large-scale internal dynamics of biological molecules. It has a direct connection to the experimental techniques of infrared and Raman spectroscopy, and the process of comparing these experimental results with the results of normal mode analysis continues. However, these experimental techniques are not yet able to access directly the lowest frequency modes of motion that are thought to relate to the functional motions in proteins or other large biological molecules. It is these modes, with frequencies of the order of 1 cm , that mainly concern this chapter. 

Equation (8) shows that it is the fluctuations of the lowest frequency modes that contribute most to the overall fluctuation of the molecule. For example, in the case of lysozyme, the lowest frequency nonnal mode (out of a total of 6057) accounts for 13% of the total mass-weighted MSF. It is for this reason that it is common to analyze just the lowest frequency modes for the large-scale functional motions. 

Although the Lanczos is a fast efficient algorithm, it does not necessarily give savings in memory. To save memory a number of techniques divide the molecule into smaller parts that correspond to subspaces within which the Hessian can be expressed as a matrix of much lower order. These smaller matrices are then diagonalized. The methods described below show how one then proceeds to achieve good approximations to the true low frequency modes by combining results from subspaces of lower dimension. 

In another promising method, based on the effective Hamiltonian theory used in quantum chemistry [19], the protein is divided into blocks that comprise one or more residues. The Hessian is then projected into the subspace defined by the rigid-body motions of these blocks. The resulting low frequency modes are then perturbed by the higher... 

The obtained PES forms the basis for the subsequent dynamical calculation, which starts with determining the MEP. The next step is to use the vibrationally adiabatic approximation for those PES degrees of freedom whose typical frequencies a>j are greater than a>o and a>. Namely, for the high-frequency modes the vibrationally adiabatic potential [Miller 1983] is introduced,... 

Coupling to these low-frequency modes (at n < 1) results in localization of the particle in one of the wells (symmetry breaking) at T = 0. This case, requiring special care, is of little importance for chemical systems. In the superohmic case at T = 0 the system reveals weakly damped coherent oscillations characterised by the damping coefficient tls (2-42) but with Aq replaced by A ft-If 1 < n < 2, then there is a cross-over from oscillations to exponential decay, in accordance with our weak-coupling predictions. In the subohmic case the system is completely localized in one of the wells at T = 0 and it exhibits exponential relaxation with the rate In k oc - hcoJksTY ". 

The adiabatic approximation in the form (5.17) or (5.19) allows one to eliminate the high-frequency modes and to concentrate only on the low-frequency motion. The most frequent particular case of adiabatic approximation is the vibrationally adiabatic potential... 

Although the rotation barrier is chiefly created by the high-frequency modes, it is necessary to consider coupling to low-frequency vibrations in order to account for subtler effects such as temperature shift and broadening of tunneling lines. The interaction with the vibrations q (with masses and frequencies m , tu ) has the form... 

When we compare the calculated Raman intensities for armchair, zigzag and chiral CNTs of similar diameters, we do not see large differences in the lower frequency Raman modes. This is because the lower frequency modes have a long... 

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The data are very comprehensive with direct applications to reliability, risk, and event analysis of nuclear power plants. Information has been assembled on failure frequency, modes, repairs, and maintenance. Rate Information is based on demands calculated. The time period covered varies from the early 1970 s to the present. Using real time access, the output format if the event can be varied by selection of 20 generic and detailed categories. 

Next we discuss the effect of deuteratlon on low frequency modes Involving the protons> Because of the anharmonlc variation of the energy as a function of tilt angle a (Fig. 4b), the hindered rotations of H2O and D2O turn out to be qualitatively different. The first vibrational excited state of H2O Is less localized than that of D2O, because of Its larger effective mass. The oscillation frequency of the mode decreases by a factor 1.19 and the matrix elements by a factor 1.51 upon deuteratlon. Therefore, the harmonic approximation, which yields an Isotopic factor 1.4 for both the frequency and the Intensity, Is quite Inappropriate for this mode. 

The low-frequency shift and the broadening of the CO spectra at 0 ps suggest that the low-frequency modes of adsorbed CO, that is, stretching, frustrated rotation, and frustrated translation modes of Pt-CO, were thermally excited by pump pulses, as reported by Bonn et al. [82] Thus, it is concluded that the transient site migration of adsorbed CO on the Pt electrode surface was caused by a transient rise in the surface temperature of Pt induced by pump pulses. 

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