Abstract
Sound speeds in liquid mixtures are governed by an interplay between the properties of their end-members. The mixture's bulk modulus and density are each affected by end-member volumes and how those end-members mix. Particularly non-intuitive effects can arise when end-member mixing volumes are non-ideal, even mildly so. Non-ideality could also arise in metallic liquids of the Earth's outer core and exhibit some counterintuitive effects, whose origin is explained here.
| Translated title of the contribution | How light element addition can lower core liquid wavespeeds |
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| Original language | English |
| Pages (from-to) | 1065 - 1070 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Geophysical Journal International |
| Volume | 188 |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |