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Explosive ice instability

E. G. Fateev

Institute of Applied Mechanics, Ural Branch of RAS, Izhevsk

Abstract: Explosive ice instability under strong uniaxial compression at high pressures is observed over a wide temperature range from $244$ K down to $100$ K. The critical dependence of the threshold instability pressure on temperature in the region of expected $Ih-II$ and $IX-VI$ transitions displays features with minima. It is conjectured that explosive instabilities may occur on cosmic bodies such as the Jupiter satellites Europa and Ganymede.

PACS: 62.50.+p, 64.90.+b, 96.30.-t

Received: 25.01.2001
Revised: 21.03.2001

 English version: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters, 2001, 73:8, 432–435

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