title: Carbon: a new view of its high-temperature behavior.
abstract: An increasing body of research indicates that carbon can exist in a number of polymorphic "carbyne" forms. It is proposed that these forms occur because of a shift to triple bonding in the carbon system as temperature increases above 2600 K. It is also proposed that graphite can dissociate into triple-bonded molecules by a simple mechanism.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Whittaker