Predicting phase transition pressure in solids: a semiclassical possibility

TL;DR

This paper reviews a semiclassical theory for predicting phase transition pressures in solids, highlighting its applications from high-pressure experiments to planetary interior studies.

Contribution

It introduces a semiclassical approach for calculating phase transition pressures, offering a new perspective in high-pressure material science.

Findings

Applicable to diamond anvil cell experiments

Used in planetary interior modeling

Provides a semiclassical framework for phase transition prediction

Abstract

This is a short review of the physical ideas,algorithm for calculations and some results of a semiclassical theory of the behaviour of materials under high pressure,proposed by P.Savic and R.Kasanin.The theory has found applications from DAC experiments to studies of planetary interior structure.