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This chapter describes the physical model that is used for numerical solution of the problem of temperature distribution in the forming core of the growing Earth. It defines the composition of the Earth’s core, on which depends, in particular, the changes during the process of accumulation and the melting temperature distribution from the pressure. There is discussion of the conditions that describe the energy balance on the surface of the growing planet. The obtained variants of the numerical temperature distribution in dependence on the values of the model parameters are presented. All variants of the solution are described for the moment when the core ceases to grow, the formation of the inner solid core and melted outer core. It is shown that different conditions ensure either the solid state or the melted state of the layer that forms at the bottom of the forming mantle.
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Anfilogov, V.N., Khachay, Y.V. (2015). Formation of the Earth’s Core. In: Some Aspects of the Formation of the Solar System. SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17831-8_4
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