Low viscosity of the Earth’s inner core
The inner core of the Earth is formed of a crystalline solid which is mostly composed of iron. Here, the authors use molecular dynamics methods to show that the crystalline structure of the inner core may have a viscosity close to that of liquid iron, despite being a solid.
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2019-06-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10346-2 |
| Summary: | The inner core of the Earth is formed of a crystalline solid which is mostly composed of iron. Here, the authors use molecular dynamics methods to show that the crystalline structure of the inner core may have a viscosity close to that of liquid iron, despite being a solid. |
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| ISSN: | 2041-1723 |