Structure and equation of state of metallic plasmas

Abstract

Evidence will first be presented in favor of the usefulness of coordination number-dependent equations of state of metallic plasmas. After some theoretical discussion of the way such an equation of state may be related to dimer properties, with specific regard to Na and Al, critical point predictions for the alkalis will be brought into contact with experiments. In this context, some results on W will also be surveyed. Structural properties, static and dynamic, will then be considered in relation to transport in both Cu and H plasmas. This will embrace experiments on electrical resistivity in both examples. For H, a simple inference can be extracted about the structure factor, and the discussion will finally be generalized to treat the metalization of solid H.