A SIMPLE MODIFICATION OF YOUNG-HOSHINO PSEUDOPOTENTIAL FOR LI - CALCULATIONS OF STRUCTURE AND THERMODYNAMICS

On the basis of physical arguments, a simple modification of Young-Hoshino model pseudopotential for Lithium is discussed. This rectifies some of the drawbacks of the original model and produces consistently not only the core size and the long range tail of the interionic effective pair potential but also the structure factors and thermodynamic properties of liquid lithium in very good agreement with experimental data. © 1990.