Chemical compositions of the outer core examined by first principles calculations

2019/12/10 by Koichiro Umemoto, Kei Hirose · 83 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Chemistry · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Chemical composition #Chemistry #Composite material #Core (optical fiber) #Core–mantle boundary #Earth (classical element) #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Geology #Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies #Geophysics #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Hydrogen #Inner core #Mantle (geology) #Materials science #Mineralogy #Mixing (physics) #Outer core #Physics #Rare earth #Rare-earth element #Speed of sound #Thermodynamics

paper · doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2019.116009

published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters 531, 116009 (Elsevier BV)

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