Abbreviations

AIC:

Akaike's Information Criteria (model selection method)

AICc:

small sample size corrected AIC (model selection method)

API:

application programming interface

ANOVA:

analysis of variance (field of statistics)

BC:

back calculation

BIC:

Bayesian Information Criteria (model selection method)

BFGS:

Broyden-Fletcher-Goldfarb-Shanno (optimisation method)

C(τ):

correlation function

χ²:

chi-squared function

CG:

conjugate gradient (optimisation)

CPMG:

the Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill pulse sequence

CR72:

the Carver and Richards (1972) relaxation dispersion model

CSA:

chemical shift anisotropy

CV:

cross validation

CVS:

Concurrent Versions System (free software version control system)

$\mathfrak{D}$:

the set of diffusion tensor parameters

$\mathfrak{D}_{\scriptscriptstyle \parallel }$:

the eigenvalue of the spheroid diffusion tensor corresponding to the unique axis of the tensor

$\mathfrak{D}_{\scriptscriptstyle \perp}$:

the eigenvalue of the spheroid diffusion tensor corresponding to the two axes perpendicular to the unique axis

$\mathfrak{D}_a$:

the anisotropic component of the Brownian rotational diffusion tensor

$\mathfrak{D}_{iso}$:

the isotropic component of the Brownian rotational diffusion tensor

$\mathfrak{D}_r$:

the rhombic component of the Brownian rotational diffusion tensor

$\mathfrak{D}_{ratio}$:

the ratio of $\mathfrak{D}_{\scriptscriptstyle \parallel }$ to $\mathfrak{D}_{\scriptscriptstyle \perp}$

$\mathfrak{D}_x$:

the eigenvalue of the Brownian rotational diffusion tensor in which the corresponding eigenvector defines the x-axis of the tensor

$\mathfrak{D}_y$:

the eigenvalue of the Brownian rotational diffusion tensor in which the corresponding eigenvector defines the y-axis of the tensor

$\mathfrak{D}_z$:

the eigenvalue of the Brownian rotational diffusion tensor in which the corresponding eigenvector defines the z-axis of the tensor

DPL94:

the Davis et al. (1994) relaxation dispersion model

DQ:

double quantum

ε_i:

elimination value

FSF:

Free Software Foundation

GNU:

GNU's Not Unix!

GPG:

GNU Privacy Guard (software)

GPL:

GNU general public licence

GUI:

graphical user interface

ID string:

identification string

IT99:

the Ishima and Torchia (1999) relaxation dispersion model

J(ω):

spectral density function

LM63:

the Luz and Meiboom (1963) relaxation dispersion model

M61:

the Meiboom (1961) relaxation dispersion model

MC:

Monte Carlo (simulations)

MD:

molecular dynamics (simulations)

MMQ:

proton-heteronuclear SQ, ZQ, DQ, and MQ data (multi-multiple quantum)

MP05:

the Miloushev and Palmer (2005) relaxation dispersion model

MPI:

message passing interface

MQ:

multiple quantum

NMR:

if you do not know this one, do not read further

NNTP:

network news transfer protocol

NOE:

nuclear Overhauser effect

NS:

numeric solution

ORD:

optical rotatory dispersion

OS:

operating system

PCS:

pseudocontact shift

PDB:

Protein Data Bank

pdf:

probability distribution function

PRE:

paramagnetic relaxation enhancement

r:

bond length

R₁:

spin-lattice relaxation rate

R₂:

spin-spin relaxation rate

R_ex:

chemical exchange relaxation rate

RDC:

residual dipolar coupling

RMSD:

root-mean-square deviation

ROE:

rotating-frame Overhauser effect

RSDM:

reduced spectral density mapping

RSS:

rich site summary (web feed format)

S², S²_f, and S²_s:

model-free generalised order parameters

SVN:

Apache Subversion (free software version control system)

τ_e, τ_f, and τ_s:

model-free effective internal correlation times

τ_m:

global rotational correlation time

TP02:

the Trott and Palmer (2002) relaxation dispersion model

TAP03:

the Trott et al. (2003) relaxation dispersion model

TSMFK01:

the Tollinger et al. (2001) relaxation dispersion model

UI:

user interface

XML:

extensible markup language

ZQ:

zero quantum

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