The Urey ratio describes the contribution of internal heat production to planetary‐scale
energy balance, and knowing this thermal budget for Earth is essential to understand its …

The core–mantle boundary (CMB)–the interface between the silicate mantle and liquid iron
alloy outer core–is the most important boundary inside our planet, with processes occurring …

The stability of (Mg, Fe) SiO3 perovskite in the deep lower mantle has long been uncertain.
Recently, a phase transition from perovskite to postperovskite was discovered through a …

Optical absorption spectra have been measured at pressures up to 80 gigapascals (GPa) for
the lower-mantle oxide magnesiowüstite (Mg, Fe) O. Upon reaching the high-spin to low …

In numerical simulations of mantle convection it is commonly assumed that the coefficients of
thermal expansion α and thermal conduction k are either constant or pressure-dependent …

Iron-bearing silicate post-perovskite and perovskite are believed to be the dominant
minerals of the lowermost mantle and the lower mantle, respectively. The electronic spin …

Mantle convection and plate tectonics are driven by the heat flow from Earth's core to the
surface. The radiative contribution to heat transport is usually assumed to be negligible …

The Earth's surface and core–mantle boundary (CMB) heat fluxes are controlled by mantle
convection and have important influences on Earth's thermal evolution and geodynamo …

By combining different ideas, a general and efficient protocol to deal with discontinuous
phase transitions at low temperatures is proposed. For small T's, it is possible to derive a …

The discovery of the postperovskite (PPv) transition has profound impact on our
understanding of the core-mantle boundary (CMB) region. Unlike perovskite (Pv), the PPv …