Extreme States of Matter on Earth and in the Cosmos /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Fortov, Vladimir E. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Σειρά: The Frontiers Collection,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Astrophysics.; Atoms.; Matter.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Phase transitions (Statistical physics).; Lasers.; Photonics.; Materials science.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.; Plasma Physics.; Materials Science, general.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems.

With its many beautiful colour pictures, this book gives fascinating insights into the unusual forms and behaviour of matter under extremely high pressures and temperatures. These extreme states are generated, among other things, by strong shock, detonation and electric explosion waves, dense laser...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Matter under Extreme Conditions: Classification of States
• 3. High Energy Densities in Laboratories
• 4. High-Power Lasers in High-Energy Density Physics
• 5. Relativistic Charged Particle Beams
• 6. Technical Applications of the Physics of High Energy Densities
• 7. Astrophysical Aspects of High Energy Densities
• 8. Conclusion.