The residual resistivity was calculated  ab initio  by using multiple scattering theory. The mean free path was calculated by solving the Boltzmann equation iteratively. The resistivity which was due to low-symmetry defects was calculated for face-centered cubic Al and Ag and body-centered cubic V. The 1/f noise was attributed to the diffusional motion of such defects. The values for an impurity-vacancy pair and an impurity half-way along its jump path were larger than that for a single impurity. It was concluded that the resistivity due to low-symmetry defects could be calculated accurately. The calculated resistivities compared reasonably well with available experimental data.

Resistivity due to Low-Symmetry Defects in Metals J.P.Dekker, A.Lodder, J.Van Ek: Physical Review B, 1998, 57[20], 12719