CALCULATION OF ELECTRON - ELECTRON-SCATTERING CONTRIBUTION TO ELECTRICAL-RESISTIVITY OF COPPER

The contribution of electron-electron scattering to the electrical resistivity of copper has been calculated. Parts of the Fermi surface on which the initial and final electronic states contribute most heavily to the resistivity have also been determined. The calculations are based on two plane-wave states for the electrons and a Thomas-Fermi screened Coulomb interaction between electrons. The Fermi surface is approximated with the eight-cone model used in noble metals. The results of the calculations are presented here and compared with calculations and experimental data of other authors.