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Ohmic and viscous damping of inner core translational oscillations
Paolo Personnettaz, David Cébron, Nathanaël Schaeffer +2
Large earthquakes can trigger translational oscillations of Earth's inner core (Slichter modes), yet their damping remains uncertain. Using simulations, we quantify viscous and Ohm…
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Did lunar tides sustain the early Earth's dynamo?
Jérémie Vidal, David Cébron
Geological data show that, early in its history, the Earth had a large-scale magnetic field with an amplitude comparable to the one of the present geomagnetic field. However, its o…