the covalent bonding between atoms in metals, in which the valence electrons are free to move through the crystal
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This leads us to propose that we may characterize a metallic bond in terms of the electronic stress tensor.
Kazuhide Ichikawa, Hiroo Nozaki, Naoya Komazawa, Akitomo Tachibana 2012, 'Theoretical study of lithium clusters by electronic stress tensor', AIP Advanceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4774037. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)