Melting of corundum using conventional and two-phase molecular dynamic simulation method

Physics and Chemistry of Minerals

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 138-141

  Belonoshko, A B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORUNDUM; MELTING CURVE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0031778918     PISSN: 03421791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002690050096     Document Type: Article

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