Atom Centered Point Charges (ESP Charges) for Molecular Modeling
Last Revision: 2/17/17
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Table of contents

Slide 1 - Issues of Atomic Charge
Slide 2 - Types of Charges
Slide 3 - Formal Charges versus Partial Charges
Slide 4 - Experimental Approaches
Slide 5 - Theoretical Approaches
Slide 6 - Point Charges versus More Complex Representations
Slide 7 - Coulombic Potentials
Slide 8 - More Complex Models for Charge Interactions
Slide 9 - With Polarizable Charge Centers
Slide 10 - ...further considerations
Slide 11 - Pros of the Point Charge Model
Slide 12 - Cons of the Point Charge Model
Slide 13 - ESP Charge Description
Slide 14 - ESP Charge ..further details

Author: John Wampler

Emeritus Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
The University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Updated from material presented in Advanced
Chemistry/Biochemistry coursed 1998-2000