We report a study on the static and dynamic properties of several liquid 5d transition metals at thermodynamic
conditions near their respective melting points. This is performed by resorting to ab initio molecular dynamics
simulations in the framework of the density functional theory. Results are presented for the static structure fac-
tors and pair distribution functions; moreover, the local short range order in the liquid metal is also analized. As
for the dynamical properties, both single-particle and collective properties are evaluated. The dynamical struc-
ture shows the propagating density fluctuations, and the respective dispersion relation is obtained. Results are
also obtained for the longitudinal and transverse current spectral functions along with the associated disper-
sion of collective excitations. For some metals, we found the existence of two branches of transverse collective
excitations in the region around the main peak of the structure factor. Finally, several transport coefficients are
also calculated.
