Resistivity calculations of liquid metals and dense plasmas

Summary form only given. An attempt is made to include the effects of multiple scattering of the electrons into the calculation of the resistivity of liquid metals and dense plasmas. The density of states used in calculating the chemical potential and thus the number of conducting electrons was adopted from multiple scattering calculations when dealing with liquid Cu and Fe. The potential for electron ion scattering was calculated using the self-consistent average atom model. The ion structure factor was taken from experiment or calculated by means of the HNC method which included the effect of electron screening. Results for the resistivities of liquid Cu and Fe have been compared with experiment as well as with previously calculated results by various authors. Good agreement with experimental data was obtained for Cu and less satisfactory agreement was obtained for Fe.