Elasticity of iron at the temperature of the Earth's inner core
10.1038/35092536
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Steinle-Neumann, G., Stixrude, L., Cohen, R. E., & Gülseren, O. (2001). Elasticity of iron at the temperature of the Earth’s inner core. Nature, 413(6851), 57–60.

Authors 4
  1. Gerd Steinle-Neumann (first)
  2. Lars Stixrude (additional)
  3. R. E. Cohen (additional)
  4. Oguz Gülseren (additional)
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