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Title: Why linear Birch and U/sub s/-U/sub p/ expansions work

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5505816· OSTI ID:5505816

The equivalence of the Birch-Murnaghan equation to a linear U/sub s/-U/sub p/ equation was illustrated in the previous paper. Here we show in a direct manner how the virial theorem and the effect of core exclusion on valence electron kinetic energy changes lead to the convergence of the Eulerian strain expansion about the zero-pressure state. 7 refs., 4 tabs.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5505816
Report Number(s):
UCRL-96553-Rev.1; ON: DE88003833
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English