%0 Journal Article %T Elastic Constants and Pressure Derivatives of Calcium Oxide %A Krishna Murti Raju %J Open Access Library Journal %V 1 %N 7 %P 1-7 %@ 2333-9721 %D 2014 %I Open Access Library %R 10.4236/oalib.1100648 %X The electrostatic and Born-Mayer repulsive potentials method was used to calculate the higher order elastic constants and pressure derivatives of alkaline-earth oxide CaO in a wide temperature range (100 - 1000 K). The calculations have been made starting from primary physical parameters viz. nearest-neighbour distance and hardness parameter assuming long- and short- range potentials. The different results of the calculations are compared with experimental data and discussed. %K Anharmonic Properties %K Higher Order Elastic Constants %K Pressure Derivatives %K CaO %U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3095707