Equations of State and Elasticity (60' lecture)

Ronald Cohen

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Topics

• Static equations of state
  • Birch
  • Vinet
  • Others
• Thermal equations of state
  • Thermal pressure
  • Quantum effects
  • Mie-Gruneisen
    *Elasticity
    **Zero pressure
  • Under pressure

Prerequisite reading

• Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics 1976, pages 488-495
• Ashcroft and Mermin, Solid State Physics 1976, pages 443-447

Recommended reading

• Slater, Introduction to Chemical Physics, Chapter 13
• Anderson, Equations of State of Solids for Geophysics and Ceramic Science
• Newnham, Properties of Materials: Anisotropy, Symmetry, Structure
• Nye, Physical Properties of Crystals
• Wallace, Statistical Physics of Crystals and Liquids: A Guide to Highly Accurate Equations of State
• Barron, T.H.K. and M.L. Klein, Second-order elastic constants of a solid under stress, Proceedings of the Physical Society, 1965. 85: p. 523-532.