Theoretical calculations of the temperature dependence of the electrical and thermal conductivities of liquid gallium

• Authors: M. El-Daher , Richard Murphy
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The electrical and thermal resistivities of liquid gallium are calculated over a range of temperatures above the melting point using the solutions of the Boltzmann equation. The experimental x-ray structure factor of Waseda and the form factor derived using the Heine-Abarenkov model potential are used in these calculations. The ratio of the electrical and thermal conductivities is calculated and compared to experimental values and to the theoretical Lorenz number.

Keywords

EN

Liquid metal; electrical resistivity; thermal resistivity; liquid gallium; Lorenz number; 72.15.Cz; 72.10.Bg; 71.15 Lh; 61.20.Ne

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Physics
• Year: 2005
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 186-189

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2005

online

1 - 6 - 2005

Contributors

author

M. El-Daher

• Department of Physics, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria

author

Richard Murphy

• Department of Physics, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 64110, Kansas City, MO, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/BF02475586