Pressure in warm and hot dense matter using the average-atom model

Abstract

Expressions of pressure in warm and hot dense matter using the average-atom model are presented. They are based on the stress-tensor approach. Nonrelativistic and relativistic cases are considered. The obtained formulas are simple and can be easily implemented in an average-atom model code. Comparisons with experimental data and quantum molecular dynamics and path integral Monte Carlo simulations are shown. The present formalism agrees well with experimental results for a large variety of elements in the warm dense matter regime and with ab initio simulations in the warm and hot dense matter regime for aluminum.