Ab initio studies of structural instabilities in magnesium silicate perovskite

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 107-118

  Warren, M C ^a   Ackland, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; MAGNESIUM SILICATE; MANTLE (LOWER); PEROVSKITE; PHASE TRANSITION;

EID: 0029753235     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00202306     Document Type: Article

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