Periodic Reporting for period 3 - TimeMan (RHEOLOGY OF EARTH MATERIALS: CLOSING THE GAP BETWEEN TIMESCALES IN THE LABORATORY AND IN THE MANTLE)

Most large-scale geological processes such as plate tectonics or mantle convection involve flow of rocks at infinitely slow velocities, not noticeable at human timescale. Laboratory experiments can now reach the high-pressure, high-temperature conditions of the interior of the...