Probing quantum effects in lithium*

In periodic table lithium is the first element innediately after helium and the lightest metal. While fascinating quantum nature of condensed helium is suppressed at high densities, lithium is expected to adape more quantum solid behavior under compression. Physics of dense lithium offers a rich playgroumd to look for new emergent quantum phenomena in condensed matter. We will display recent progress in studying the quantum nature of dense lithium.