Add to ORKGIt is thought that the Earth's outer core consists mainly of liquid iron and that the convection of this metallic liquid gives rise to the Earth's magnetic field. A full understanding of this convection is hampered, however, by uncertainty regarding the viscosity of the outer core. Viscosity estimates from various sources span no less than 12 orders of magnitude(1,2), and it seems unlikely that this uncertainty will be substantially reduced by experimental measurements in the near future. Here we present dynamical first-principles simulations of liquid iron which indicate that the viscosity of iron at core temperatures and pressures is at the low end of the range of previous estimates - roughly 10 times that of typical liquid metals at ambi...
The mechanism by which the Earth’s magnetic field is generated is thought to be thermal convection i...
First-principles electronic structure calculations based on DFT have been used to study the thermody...
Turbulent convection of the liquid iron alloy outer core generates Earth’s magnetic field and suppli...
It is thought that the Earth's outer core consists mainly of liquid iron and that the convection of ...
First-principles molecular-dynamics simulations based on density-functional theory and the projector...
The bulk properties of iron at the pressure and temperature conditions of Earth's core were determin...
The Earth’s core is largely composed of iron (Fe). The phase relations and physical properties of bo...
The Earth's core is largely composed of iron (Fe). The phase relations and physical properties of bo...
The Earth’s solid inner core is a highly attenuating medium. It consists mainly of iron. The high at...
Recent studies suggest that incorporation of water in the core during core-mantle differentiation is...
The outer core of the Earth is composed primarily of liquid iron, and the inner core boundary is gov...
Atomic transport properties of liquid iron are important for understanding the core dynamics and mag...
The Earth acts as a gigantic heat engine driven by the decay of radiogenic isotopes and slow cooling...
The Earths solid inner core is a highly attenuating medium. It consists mainly of iron. The high att...
The Earth’s core is largely composed of iron (Fe), alloyed with less dense elements such as sulphur,...
The mechanism by which the Earth’s magnetic field is generated is thought to be thermal convection i...
First-principles electronic structure calculations based on DFT have been used to study the thermody...
Turbulent convection of the liquid iron alloy outer core generates Earth’s magnetic field and suppli...
It is thought that the Earth's outer core consists mainly of liquid iron and that the convection of ...
First-principles molecular-dynamics simulations based on density-functional theory and the projector...
The bulk properties of iron at the pressure and temperature conditions of Earth's core were determin...
The Earth’s core is largely composed of iron (Fe). The phase relations and physical properties of bo...
The Earth's core is largely composed of iron (Fe). The phase relations and physical properties of bo...
The Earth’s solid inner core is a highly attenuating medium. It consists mainly of iron. The high at...
Recent studies suggest that incorporation of water in the core during core-mantle differentiation is...
The outer core of the Earth is composed primarily of liquid iron, and the inner core boundary is gov...
Atomic transport properties of liquid iron are important for understanding the core dynamics and mag...
The Earth acts as a gigantic heat engine driven by the decay of radiogenic isotopes and slow cooling...
The Earths solid inner core is a highly attenuating medium. It consists mainly of iron. The high att...
The Earth’s core is largely composed of iron (Fe), alloyed with less dense elements such as sulphur,...
The mechanism by which the Earth’s magnetic field is generated is thought to be thermal convection i...
First-principles electronic structure calculations based on DFT have been used to study the thermody...
Turbulent convection of the liquid iron alloy outer core generates Earth’s magnetic field and suppli...