Two-phase (γ,α) equation of state for cerium and features of its dynamic compression

The unusual thermodynamic properties of cerium result from features in the narrow 4f-zone whose electrons are subdivided into localized and delocalized subsystems. In this paper the model of pseudo-binary solid solutions allowing for two different electronic states is applied to construct the thermodynamically complete two-phase equation of state for cerium. The parameters of the model were fitted to describe the thermodynamic data obtained in the static experiments with high-purity cerium. This equation of state was used to analyze wave structures realized under dynamic compression with regard to the equilibrium (gamma,alpha) phase transition.