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12.581 Phase Transitions in the Earth's Interior (MIT)

This course discusses phase transitions in Earth's interior. Phase transitions in Earth materials at high pressures and temperatures cause the seismic discontinuities and affect the convections in the Earth's interior. On the other hand, they enable us to constrain temperature and chemical compositions in the Earth's interior. However, among many known phase transitions in mineral physics, only a few have been investigated in seismology and geodynamics. This course reviews important papers about phase transitions in mantle and core materials.

Keywords:: Geophysics, Geology, phase transitions, Geochemistry, seismic discontinuities, ocwc, oec, Thermodynamics, Earth, post-perovskite transition and spin transition, D'' anisotropy, mantle, transition zone, post-spinel transition, D'' discontinuity

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Science and Technology / Geoscience / Geology

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Material Type:: Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:: August 6, 2014
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 26, 2016
Author:: Prof. Sang-Heon (Dan) Shim
Submitter:: The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:: College General Ed
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Language:: English
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