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Two-dimensional potential surface G(q, x). We assume that Go(x) (black solid line) is symmetric about its maximum at x = 0 and has minima at −x0 and x0. The potential of mean force along q, G(q), is shown as the blue solid line. The extensions are shifted by constants so that the barrier occurs at zero.
