Van Allen radiation belts are typically two zones of energetic particles encircling the Earth separated by the slot region. How the outer radiation belt electrons are accelerated to relativistic ...

PNAS is the world's most-cited multidisciplinary scientific serial. It publishes high-impact research reports, commentaries, perspectives, reviews, colloquium papers, and actions of the Academy. In ...

Scientists have discovered a new method to explain how radiation belts are formed around the planet Saturn. A team of international scientists from BAS, University of Iowa and GFZ German Research ...

Because gravity influences chemical equilibrium, consideration of the thermodynamics of our globe requires understanding of chemical processes and stability in the gravitational field. The influence ...

Taylor Dispersion Analysis (TDA), or Taylor-Aris dispersion, is a technique for rapidly determining the diffusion coefficients of molecules. From the diffusion coefficient values, hydrodynamic radii ...