ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE OF HEAVY-ACTINIDE METALS

The band structure of metallic actinides from Am to Es is calculated by the LAPW method taking into account spin-orbit interaction and core relaxation. Densities of states, Fermi energies, densities of states at the Fermi level, and effective charges within MT-spheres are found for metals with face-centered-cubic (fcc) structures. The nature of the change of physicochemical properties along the series is discussed.