ON CALCULATING THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE OF IRON MELTS.

The calculation of the function N(E) denoting the electronic state density (ESD) of liquid metals has attracted the attention of many investigators, since almost every property of a metal can be calculated from its electronic structure. A comparison between two approaches to the calculation of ESD has shown that Haydock's recursive procedure is to be preferred. The radial distribution function of iron at 1900 degree K has been calculated by a Monte-Carlo method. The ESD function for the 3d-electrons in iron has been calculated. The results show that detailed information on electronic state densities can be derived from data on a large number of N(E) moments.