Hydrogen-bond relaxation dynamics: Resolving mysteries of water ice

TL;DR

This paper investigates the relaxation dynamics of hydrogen bonds in water ice, providing a universal explanation for phenomena like ice floating, slipperiness, and thermal behavior of water.

Contribution

It introduces a new understanding of O:H-O bond relaxation mechanisms under various conditions, resolving longstanding water ice mysteries.

Findings

O:H-O bond disparity and O-O repulsivity are key to water's unique properties.

The study explains ice slipperiness and floating through hydrogen bond dynamics.

Water's adaptivity and sensitivity are governed by hydrogen bond relaxation.

Abstract

We examined O:H-O bond relaxation under compression,heating,molecular undercoordination and claimed a universal resolution to the best-known mysteries of water ice such as ice foating, ice slipperiness, relegation and warm water cools faster. progress shows that O:H-O bond segmental disparity and O-O repulsivity form the soul dictating the extraordinary adaptivity, cooperativity, recoverability, and sensitivity of water and ice.