Wigner and Huntington: The long quest for metallic hydrogen

High Pressure Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 369-376

  Nellis, W J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dynamic compression; H metallization; high pressures; static compression

Indexed keywords

BODY-CENTERED CUBIC; DYNAMIC COMPRESSION; GRAPHITE-LIKE STRUCTURES; HIGH PRESSURE; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; INSULATOR METAL TRANSITION; STATIC COMPRESSION; VERY LOW TEMPERATURES;

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS;

RESEARCH;

EID: 84881240419     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: 14772299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957959.2013.784907     Document Type: Article

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