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First-principles study of MgSiO₃ at core-mantle boundary conditions. / 鎂矽酸鹽(MgSiO₃)在核幔邊界條件下的第一性原理研究 / First-principles study of MgSiO₃ at core-mantle boundary conditions. / Mei xi suan yan (MgSiO₃) zai he man bian jie tiao jian xia de di yi xing yuan li yan jiu

Sung, Siu Chung = 鎂矽酸鹽(MgSiO₃)在核幔邊界條件下的第一性原理研究 / 宋紹聰. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 110-115). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Sung, Siu Chung = Mei xi suan yan (MgSiO₃) zai he man bian jie tiao jian xia de di yi xing yuan li yan jiu / Song Shaocong. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Review on MgSiO3 --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Interior of the Earth --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- The importance of MgSiO3 in geosciences --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- "Anomalies in lower mantle, D"" layer and the core-mantle boundary" --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- Review on experimental and theoretical studies on MgSiO3 --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- The perovskite structure --- p.9 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- MgSiO3 pv --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3 --- ppv structure --- p.14 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- MgSiO3 ppv --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- MgSiO3 liquid --- p.18 / Chapter 3 --- Physical quantities in geoscience and molecular dynamics sim- ulations --- p.20 / Chapter 3.1 --- Equation of state --- p.21 / Chapter 3.2 --- Gruneisen parameter --- p.22 / Chapter 3.3 --- Thermoelasticity --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4 --- Phase transition --- p.24 / Chapter 3.5 --- Correlation function --- p.25 / Chapter 3.5.1 --- Pair Distribution function --- p.25 / Chapter 3.5.2 --- Coordination number --- p.27 / Chapter 3.5.3 --- Time correlation function and mean square displacement --- p.27 / Chapter 3.6 --- Seismic velocities --- p.28 / Chapter 4 --- Theoretical Methods --- p.30 / Chapter 4.1 --- Density Functional Theory --- p.30 / Chapter 4.2 --- Approximating exchange-correlation energy functional --- p.33 / Chapter 4.3 --- Car-Parrinello Molecular Dynamics --- p.34 / Chapter 4.4 --- Variable cell dynamics --- p.36 / Chapter 4.5 --- Nose-Hoover Thermostat --- p.37 / Chapter 5 --- Simulation method and details --- p.39 / Chapter 5.1 --- Structure at 0 K --- p.40 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Initialization of simulation cells --- p.40 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Convergence test --- p.41 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- "Electronic minimization, fictitious electronic mass and time step" --- p.42 / Chapter 5.2 --- Electronic and ionic minimization --- p.43 / Chapter 5.3 --- Cell optimization and structure at 0 K --- p.44 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Optimized simulation cell of pv and ppv --- p.44 / Chapter 5.4 --- Equation of state and stability of solid --- p.46 / Chapter 5.5 --- Melting --- p.48 / Chapter 5.6 --- Statistical average --- p.50 / Chapter 6 --- MgSiO3 perovskite and post-perovskite at CMB conditions --- p.51 / Chapter 6.1 --- Equations of state of pv and ppv at 0 K --- p.51 / Chapter 6.2 --- Enthalpy of pv and ppv at 0 K --- p.54 / Chapter 6.3 --- Equations of state of pv and ppv at different temperatures --- p.55 / Chapter 6.4 --- Fluctuation of stress components of pv and ppv --- p.59 / Chapter 6.5 --- Pair distribution function of pv and ppv --- p.61 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Pair distribution function at different temperatures with similar cell volume --- p.61 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Pair distribution function at 4000 K and different volumes --- p.66 / Chapter 6.5.3 --- Pair distribution function at 6000 K and different volumes --- p.70 / Chapter 6.5.4 --- Coordination numbers --- p.74 / Chapter 7 --- Liquid structure at CMB conditions --- p.78 / Chapter 7.1 --- Equations of state of liquid --- p.78 / Chapter 7.2 --- Stress components of liquid --- p.80 / Chapter 7.3 --- Pair distribution function of liquid --- p.83 / Chapter 7.4 --- Coordination numbers of liquid --- p.88 / Chapter 7.4.1 --- Mean square displacement --- p.88 / Chapter 8 --- Phase diagram of MgSiO3 --- p.92 / Chapter 8.1 --- Pressure-temperature relations --- p.92 / Chapter 8.1.1 --- Enthalpy --- p.94 / Chapter 8.2 --- Internal energy --- p.96 / Chapter 8.3 --- Phase boundaries and phase diagram --- p.99 / Chapter 9 --- Discussions --- p.105 / Chapter 9.1 --- Phase diagram --- p.105 / Chapter 9.2 --- LDA vs GGA --- p.107 / Chapter 9.3 --- Pv and ppv at low pressure --- p.107 / Chapter 9.4 --- Two-phase method --- p.108 / Bibliography --- p.110 / Chapter A --- Rotation and shape optimization --- p.116

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326469
Date January 2008
ContributorsSung, Siu Chung., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Physics.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xiii, 118 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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