Why minimization before Molecular Dynamics?

From: Pedro Borkowski (pedro.borkowski_at_gmail.com)
Date: Thu Mar 15 2007 - 04:25:05 CDT

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Hey,

I was wondering why is it necessary to minimize the system before
running molecular dynamics.
I was wondering what would happen if the system was not minimized
before running molecular dynamics.

Many thanks

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-Pedro Borkowski

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