Pairing in dense lithium

Nature

Volumn 400, Issue 6740, 1999, Pages 141-144

  Neaton, J B ^a   Ashcroft, N W ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

LITHIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; ELECTRON; ENTHALPY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033536177     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/22067     Document Type: Article

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