Quantum simulation of low-temperature metallic liquid hydrogen

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Chen, Ji ^a   Li, Xin Zheng ^a   Zhang, Qianfan ^b   Probert, Matthew I J ^c   Pickard, Chris J ^d   Needs, Richard J ^e   Michaelides, Angelos ^d   Wang, Enge ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN;

HYDROGEN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; QUANTUM MECHANICS; SIMULATION;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; HYPERBARISM; LOW TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; QUANTUM MECHANICS;

EID: 84890074893     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3064     Document Type: Article

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