A critical re-examination of the thermodynamic basis of Lindemann's melting law

Details A critical re-examination of the thermodynamic basis of Lindemann's melting law A critical re-examination of the thermodynamic basis of Lindemann's melting law

Jun 1989

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Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, Volume 55, Issue 3-4, p. 201-207.

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A version of Lindemann's melting law is derived from elementary thermodynamic principles in a manner that clearly exposes the assumptions and approximations. Corrections for the anharmonic departure from equipartition of the thermal energy of a solid, the breaking of atomic nearest-neighbour bonds in the melting process and the role of electron thermal energy all appear to be small. However, the derived formula d lnTM/d lnρM=2γ where ρM and γ are the density and Grüneisen parameter of the solid phase at the melting point, TM, clearly gives too steep an increase in TM with pressure and indicates a fundamental deficiency in understanding of the melting process.

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