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| z | Review ‘plate
problem’ and rheology |
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| z | 3D simulations
of mantle convection show |
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pseudo-plastic yielding leads to plate- |
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| z | Other important
effects |
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| y | Strain weakening |
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| y | Viscosity
stratification (asthenosphere) |
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| z | Application to
planetary evolution |
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