Dissociation of MgSiO3 in the cores of gas giants and terrestrial exoplanets

Science

Volumn 311, Issue 5763, 2006, Pages 983-986

  Umemoto, Koichiro ^a   Wentzcovitch, Renata M ^a   Allen, Philip B ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRONS; FREE ENERGY; GAS DYNAMICS; HEAT TRANSFER; MINERALS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SILICATES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTRONIC DAMPING; PLANET-FORMING SILICATE; RADIATIVE HEAT TRANSPORT; SIO2;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

MAGNESIUM SILICATE; OXIDE;

PLANETARY EVOLUTION; SILICATE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; DISSOCIATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRON; ENTHALPY; GAS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 33144463123     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1120865     Document Type: Article

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