Critical phenomena in thermal conductivity: Implications for lower mantle dynamics

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• lower mantle 97%
• thermal conductivity 89%
• radiative transfer 41%
• convection 32%
• absorption spectrum 25%
• transition zone 20%
• upper mantle 20%
• plume 17%
• grain size 16%
• scattering 16%
• boundary layer 16%
• temperature 15%
• laser 15%
• mantle 15%
• cold 14%
• analysis 5%

Physics & Astronomy

• Earth mantle 100%
• thermal conductivity 66%
• radiative transfer 29%
• minerals 27%
• convection 24%
• positive feedback 18%
• asymptotes 18%
• thresholds 17%
• plumes 14%
• flash 13%
• critical temperature 12%
• boundary layers 12%
• attenuation 10%
• grain size 10%
• absorption spectra 10%
• phonons 9%
• heat 9%
• photons 7%
• scattering 7%
• lasers 6%
• temperature 4%