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Electronic Theory of the Thermodynamics and Structure of Liquid Metals

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Microscopic Structure and Dynamics of Liquids

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Over the last six or seven years signficant progress has been made in understanding the structure and the thermodynamic properties of liquid metals. This has resulted from a conjugation of the electron theory of metals and the theory of classical fluids. These lecture notes will describe some recent work in this area. A comprehensive review is not intended. The selection of topics reflects the author’s own interest.

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Evans, R. (1978). Electronic Theory of the Thermodynamics and Structure of Liquid Metals. In: Dupuy, J., Dianoux, A.J. (eds) Microscopic Structure and Dynamics of Liquids. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 33. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0859-1_4

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