Volume-collapse transitions in the rare earth metals

Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design

Volumn 5, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 131-162

  Mcmahan, A K ^a   Huscroft, C ^b   Scalettar, R T ^b   Pollock, E L ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron correlation; Kondo volume collapse; LDA(+U); Mott transition; QMC; Rare earths; Volume collapse

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BONDING; CORRELATION METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; QUANTUM THEORY;

ANDERSON LATTICE MODELS; ELECTRON CORRELATION; KONDO VOLUME COLLAPSE; MOTT TRANSITION; QUANTUM MONTE CARLO METHOD; VOLUME-COLLAPSE TRANSITION; LDA(+U); QUANTUM MONTE CARLO (QMC) CALCULATIONS; VOLUME-COLLAPSE TRANSITIONS;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 0032274117     PISSN: 09281045     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008698422183     Document Type: Article

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