Resistivities and thermopowers of the alkalis under pressure

Calculations of the pressure dependence of the resistivities and thermopowers of the alkalis, both in the liquid and solid states, are made covering volume changes approaching 50%. Good qualitative agreement with experiment is obtained. The method depends basically on the Ziman pseudo-atom concept, the scattering from such pseudo-atoms being calculated as a function of Fermi level. A spherical Fermi surface is assumed throughout.