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Optimization in Chemistry: Molecular Modeling and Drug Design
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Which optimization method is commonly used in molecular modeling to find the lowest energy conformation of a molecule?
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Simulated Annealing
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Simulated Annealing is a stochastic optimization technique inspired by the annealing process in metallurgy. It is widely used in molecular modeling to find the lowest energy conformation of a molecule by gradually cooling the system and allowing it to reach equilibrium at each temperature.