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Author:   K Hirose ,  John Brodholt ,  Thorne Lay ,  David Yuen
Publisher:   American Geophysical Union
Imprint:   American Geophysical Union
Volume:   173
Dimensions:   Width: 22.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 27.10cm
Weight:   1.112kg
ISBN:  

9780875904399

ISBN 10:   0875904394
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   09 January 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface Charles T. Prewitt vii An Introduction to Post-Perovskite: The Last Mantle Phase Transition Kei Hirose, John Brodholt, Thorne Lay, and David A. Yuen 1 Section I: Mineral Physics (Experimental) Review of Experimental Studies on Mantle Phase Transitions Takehiko Yagi 9 Discovery of Post-Perovskite Phase Transition and the Nature of D” Layer Kei Hirose 19 Effect of Iron on the Properties of Post-Perovskite Silicate Wendy L. Mao, Andrew J. Campbell, Vitali B. Prakapenka, Russell J. Hemley, and Ho-kwang Mao 37 Electronic Transitions and Spin States in the Lower Mantle Jie Li 47 Lattice-Preferred Orientation of Lower Mantle Materials and Seismic Anisotropy in the D” Layer Daisuke Yamazaki and Shun-ichiro Karato 69 Section II: Mineral Physics (Theoretical) Thermodynamic Properties and Stability Field of MgSiO3 Post-Perovskite Renata M. Wentzcovitch, Koichiro Umemoto, Taku Tsuchiya, and Jun Tsuchiya 79 The High-Temperature Elasticity of MgSiO3 Post-Perovskite Stephen Stackhouse and John P. Brodholt 99 Effect of Chemistry on the Physical Properties of Perovskite and Post-Perovskite Razvan Caracas and Ronald E. Cohen 115 Section III: Seismology Reconciling the Post-Perovskite Phase With Seismological Observations of Lowermost Mantle Structure Thorne Lay and Edward J. Garnero 129 Predicting a Global Perovskite and Post-Perovskite Phase Boundary Daoyuan Sun, Don Helmberger, Xiaodong Song, and Stephen P. Grand 155 Seismic Anisotropy of Post-Perovskite and the Lowermost Mantle James Wookey and John-Michael Kendall 171 Constraints on the Presence or Absence of Post-Perovskite in the Lowermost Mantle From Long-Period Seismology Christine Houser 191 Section IV: Dynamics Mantle Dynamics and the D″ Layer: Impacts of the Post Perovskite Phase W.R. Peltier 217 Influence of the Post-Perovskite Transition on Thermal and Thermo-Chemical Mantle Convection Paul J. Tackley, Takashi Nakagawa, and John W. Hernlund 229 The Dynamical Influences From Physical Properties in the Lower Mantle and Post-Perovskite Phase Transition David A. Yuen, Ctirad Matyska, Ondr¡ej C¡adek, and Masanori Kameyama 249 Deformation-Induced Mechanical Instabilities at the Core-Mantle Boundary Nick Petford, Tracy Rushmer, and David A. Yuen 271

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Kei Hirose and John Brodholt are the authors of Post-Perovskite: The Last Mantle Phase Transition, published by Wiley.

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