Rheological Properties of the Lower Mantle

Chemical Compounds

• Rheology 65%
• Creep 35%
• Grain Growth 35%
• Grain Size 27%
• Diffusion Coefficient 25%
• Grain Boundary Diffusion 23%
• Slab Like Crystal 16%
• Grain Boundary 15%
• Diffusion 8%
• Pressure 8%
• Gas 7%
• Time 5%

Physics & Astronomy

• Earth mantle 86%
• perovskites 50%
• periclase 36%
• diffusion coefficient 19%
• grain size 18%
• grain boundaries 17%
• rheology 12%
• slabs 10%
• silicon 6%
• gases 6%
• temperature 3%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Perovskite 100%
• Grain growth 36%
• Grain boundaries 29%
• Creep 25%
• Rheology 16%
• Earth (planet) 12%
• Temperature 11%
• Silicon 11%
• Gases 8%
• Experiments 5%