Soft Core Description of the Structure of Liquid Rare Earth Metals

Abstract
We present the results of analysis of the observed structure factors S(k) of liquid 4f rare earth metals. We have assumed a repulsive Yukawa potential as a convenient choice of reference potential, and have carried out the calculations within the mean spherical approximation (MSA). Our analysis only gives qualified support to the view that there is a hardening of the cores as the 4f-band is filled across the lanthanides for La to Lu.

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