Abstract Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM) instabilities are well-known
pathways towards turbulent mixing layers, in many cases characterized by significant mass …

The existence of mantle plumes was first proposed in the 1970s to explain intra-plate,
hotspot volcanism, yet owing to difficulties in resolving mantle upwellings with geophysical …

The emerging concept of a magma reservoir is one in which regions containing melt extend
from the source of magma generation to the surface. The reservoir may contain regions of …

There is growing physical and mathematical interest in the hydrodynamics of
dissipationless/dispersive media. Since GB Whitham's seminal publication fifty years ago …

Basaltic volcanism'samples' the Earth's mantle to great depths, because solid-state
convection transports deep material into the (shallow) melting region. The isotopic and trace …

We propose the following model for the origin of “hot-spot” volcanism: Oceanic crust is
returned to the mantle during subduction. It is separated from the surrounding peridotite, it …

Continental flood basalt eruptions have resulted in sudden and massive accumulations of
basaltic lavas in excess of any contemporary volcanic processes. The largest flood basalt …

Abstract Morgan [1, 2] suggested that continental flood basalts appear as the first volcanic
expression of new mantle plumes. Experimental studies in viscous liquids have shown that …

The origin of mantle hotspots is a controversial topic. Only seven ('primary') out of 49
hotspots meet criteria aimed at detecting a very deep origin (three in the Pacific, four in the …

4.1 Introduction 51 4.2 Elastic constants 52 4.3 Isothermal versus adiabatic elastic constants
55 4.4 Experimental techniques 57 4.5 Some general trends in elasticity: Birch's law 59 4.6 …