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The Euler angles are often used to describe the orientations of a molecule. There are thre Euler cmgles d and ip. is a rotation about the Cartesian z axis this has the effec of moving the x and y axes, d is a rotation about the new x axis. Finally, ip is rotation about the new z axis (Figure 8.4). If the Euler angles are randomly changed b small amounts S[Pg.437]

As of this writing, the only practical approach to solving turbulent flow problems is to use statistically averaged equations governing mean flow quantities. These equations, which are usually referred to as the Reynolds equations of motion, are derived by Reynold s decomposition of the Navier-Stokes equations (18). The randomly changing variables are represented by a time mean and a fluctuating part ... 

The time period A/ia which the light wave undergoes random changes is called the coherence time. It is related to the Hnewidth Av of the laser by the equation... 

In quantum theory as in classical theory the isotropic Raman spectrum is expressed in terms of the average value of the polarizibility tensor a(0) = (1/3) Sp a randomly changing in time due to collisions ... 

The random search technique can be applied to constrained or unconstrained optimization problems involving any number of parameters. The solution starts with an initial set of parameters that satisfies the constraints. A small random change is made in each parameter to create a new set of parameters, and the objective function is calculated. If the new set satisfies all the constraints and gives a better value for the objective function, it is accepted and becomes the starting point for another set of random changes. Otherwise, the old parameter set is retained as the starting point for the next attempt. The key to the method is the step that sets the new, trial values for the parameters ... 

This apparent time dependent cell disruption is caused because of the statistically random distribution of the orientation of the cells within a flow field and the random changes in that distribution as a function of time, the latter is caused as the cells spin in the flow field in response to the forces that act on them. In the present discussion this is referred to as apparent time dependency in order to distinguish it from true time-dependent disruption arising from anelastic behaviour of the cell walls. Anelastic behaviour, or time-dependent elasticity, is thought to arise from a restructuring of the fabric of the cell wall material at a molecular level. Anelasticity is stress induced and requires energy which is dissipated as heat, and if it is excessive it can weaken the structure and cause its breakage. 

Making a mutant DNA Deletion Deletes a hunk of DNA Insertion Inserts a hunk of DNA Site-directed Modifies a specific nucleotide Random Introduces random changes in the DNA... 

It is also straightforward to carry out Monte Carlo simulations with a constant number of particles, temperature and pressure (the NPTensemble). In such simulations, in addition to random moves of the atoms or molecules random changes in the volume of the simulation cell are also attempted, and in the Metropolis step O(Z) + pV replaces < >(Z). Monte Carlo calculations, both NVT and NPT, have thus been extremely useful in establishing equations of state. 

Every measurement has noise—random changes in the results that is, if an instrument is left to make measurement without any sample, the baseline will not be a straight line but will be a random recording of instrument output or noise. Figure 14.1 shows the noise in the baseline of a gas chromatograph at maximum sensitivity. When an absorption or peak is vastly larger than the noise, there is little question of its authenticity. When it is not much larger than the noise, there is question of its authenticity is it real or is it noise ... 

Complete set of spatial arrangements of a chain molecule with a large number of segments that randomly change mutual orientation with time, under conditions in which it is free from external constraints that would affect its conformation. 

Fig. 5. Representation of a genetic algorithm for the selection of descriptors for a QSAR model. The model is commonly referred to as a gene and is encoded with different descriptors. Two Parents creating two Children is a crossover of genetic information (descriptors). The genes of an individual can mutate, introducing random changes in the model. Crossover and mutation are can occur independent of each other.

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