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Why does pressure melt ice?

Soft Condensed Matter 2015-09-22 v1

Abstract

Compression shortens the O:H nonbond and lengthens the H-O bond simultaneously via O:H-O Coulomb repulsion. The energy loss of the elongated H-O bond lowers the melting point.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1509.05766,
  title  = {Why does pressure melt ice?},
  author = {Chang Q. Sun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.05766},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

arXiv admin note: text overlap with arXiv:1501.06981

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