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Protein Language Models Encode Evolutionary Grammar but Conflate Topological and Thermodynamic Phases
Yiquan Wang, Minnuo Cai, Yahui Ma…·Kai Wei
This paper shows that protein language models like ESM-2 encode evolutionary grammar rather than three-dimensional geometry, conflate topological and thermodynamic phases, and require explicit physical constraints for accurate modeling.
DOI 10.64898/2026.04.07.717117