Liquid Metals: Concepts and Theory (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)

EAN: 9780521302791
Published 28/02/1991
Language: English

Liquid metals remain of both fundamental and technological interest and the concepts needed to understand their properties are set out in this book, starting from a survey of the basic experimental facts to be explained. The quantitative theory of liquid pair correlation functions, effective ion-ion interactions, thermodynamic properties and electronic and atomic transport is then developed. The book goes on to discuss inelastic neutron scattering, critical behaviour, magnetism, the liquid/metal surface, binary liquid metal alloys, the two component theory of pure liquid metals, shock wave studies, liquid hydrogen plasmas and the constitution of giant planets.

Preface
1. Outline
2. Pair correlation function and structure factors of ions
3. Thermodynamics
4. Electron screening and effective ion-ion interactions
5. Inter-ionic forces and structural theories
6. Statistical mechanics of inhomogeneous systems and freezing theory
7. Electronic and atomic transport
8. Hydrodynamic limits of correlation functions and neutron inelastic scattering
9. Critical behaviour
10. Electronic states, including critical region
11. Magnetism of normal and especially of expanded liquid metals
12. Liquid-vapour surface
13. Binary liquid metal alloys
14. Two-component theory of pure liquid metals
15. Shock wave studies
16. Liquid hydrogen plasmas and constitution of Jupiter
Appendices
References
Index.