Elasticity of Mg2SiO4 ringwoodite at mantle conditions

Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors

Volumn 157, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 181-187

  Li, Li ^a,b   Weidner, Donald J ^a,b   Brodholt, John ^a   Alfè, Dario ^a   Price, G David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elasticity; First principle; High pressure and high temperature; Molecular dynamics; Ringwoodite

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; THERMAL EXPANSION;

ELASTIC ANISOTROPY; MANTLE PRESSURE; RINGWOODITE;

MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS;

ANISOTROPY; BULK MODULUS; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; RINGWOODITE; SHEAR MODULUS; THERMAL EXPANSION; UPPER MANTLE;

EID: 33746685066     PISSN: 00319201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pepi.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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