| Autor: |
Lin, Yangzheng, Cohen, R. E., Stackhouse, Stephen, Driver, Kevin P., Militzer, Burkhard, Shulenburger, Luke, Kim, Jeongnim |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Druh dokumentu: |
Working Paper |
| DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevB.90.184103 |
| Popis: |
We have performed quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations and density functional theory (DFT) calculations to study the equations of state of MgSiO$_3$ perovskite (Pv) and post-perovskite (PPv), up to the pressure and temperature conditions of the base of Earth's lower mantle. The ground state energies were derived using QMC and the temperature dependent Helmholtz free energies were calculated within the quasi-harmonic approximation and density functional perturbation theory. The equations of state for both phases of MgSiO$_3$ agree well with experiments, and better than those from generalized gradient approximation (GGA) calculations. The Pv-PPv phase boundary calculated from our QMC equations of states is also consistent with experiments, and better than previous LDA calculations. We discuss the implications for double crossing of the Pv-PPv boundary in the Earth. |
| Databáze: |
arXiv |
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