A random-walk shielding-potential viscosity model for warm dense metals

Abstract

The collective effect on the viscosity is essential for warm dense metals. The statistics of random-walk ions and the Debye shielding effect describing the collective properties are introduced in the random-walk shieldingpotential viscosity model (RWSP-VM). As a test, the viscosities of several metals (Be, Al, Fe and U) are obtained, which cover from low-Z to high-Z elements. The results indicate that RWSP-VM is a universal accurate and highly efficient model for calculating the viscosity of metals in warm dense state.