Sample atom Configuration Original Configuration Perturbed Configuration Atom Configuration - Sample Problem Atom Configuration- Sample Problem 5 632 E=13367 E=10904 Energy of original(configuration Perturbing= move a random atom to a new random(unoccupied) slotSample Atom Configuration Original Configuration Perturbed Configuration Atom Configuration - Sample Problem Atom Configuration - Sample Problem 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 1 2 3 4 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 3 2 4 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 E=133.67 E=109.04 Energy of original (configuration) Perturbing = move a random atom to a new random (unoccupied) slot