Ab initio two-phase molecular dynamics on the melting curve of SiO2

Journal of Earth Science

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 801-810

  Usui, Yusuke ^a   Tsuchiya, Taku ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORE-MANTLE BOUNDARY; DIFFUSION; MELTING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PRESSURE EFFECT; SILICA; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VISCOSITY;

EID: 78649942784     PISSN: 1674487X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12583-010-0126-9     Document Type: Article

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