“…In three more recent simulations [9,19,20], only the bulk modulus has been calculated. In the cited papers, K 0 is predicted to be 675 kbar (Heterogeneous Metal Mixture model, HMM) [9], 1514.9 kbar and 2545.8 kbar (Modified Rigid Ion Model, MRIM) [20], 2114 kbar (Linear Muffin Tin Orbitals, LMTO) [18], 2150 kbar (Density Functional Theory, DFT) [17] and 3253.8 kbar (Born model) [19]. The discrepancies in both experimental and predicted values of bulk modulus are so large that the necessity of new investigation is evident; naturally the new experimental study must be performed at hydrostatic conditions within a possibly broad pressure range including the ambient pressure.…”