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The molecular conformation problem is discussed, and a concave quadratic global minimization approach for solving it is described. This approach is based on a quadratic assignment formulation of a discrete approximation to the original problem.
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Phillips, A.T., Rosen, J.B. A quadratic assignment formulation of the molecular conformation problem. J Glob Optim 4, 229–241 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01096724
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