AB-INITIO CALCULATION OF THE SOUND-VELOCITY OF DENSE HYDROGEN - IMPLICATIONS FOR MODELS OF JUPITER

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作者
ALAVI, A
PARRINELLO, M
FRENKEL, D
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST FESTKORPERFORSCH, D-70569 STUTTGART, GERMANY
[2] FOM, INST ATOM & MOLEC PHYS, 1098 SJ AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
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10.1126/science.7652571
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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First-priniciples molecular dynamics simulations were used to calculate the sound velocity of dense hydrogen, and the results were compared with extrapolations of experimental data that currently conflict with either astrophysical models or data obtained from recent global oscillation measurements of Jupiter. Excellent agreement with the extrapolated experimental data was obtained. These results strongly support the notion that the existing models for the jovian interior need to be revised.
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