potentialminima
Potentialminima refers to the concept of local minima within a potential energy surface. In physics and chemistry, potential energy surfaces describe the energy of a system as a function of its configuration. These surfaces often contain multiple points where the energy is lower than at surrounding points. These lower-energy points are called minima.
A potential minimum is a point where the first derivative of the potential energy with respect to
Local minima are distinct from the global minimum, which represents the absolute lowest energy state of the