Shock Wave Compression of Condensed Matter A Primer /

• Main Author: Forbes, Jerry W. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena
• Subjects: Engineering.; Thermodynamics.; Condensed matter.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Continuum mechanics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Condensed Matter Physics.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.

This book introduces the core concepts of the shock wave physics of condensed matter, taking a continuum mechanics approach to examine liquids and isotropic solids. The text primarily focuses on one-dimensional uniaxial compression in order to show the key features of condensed matter’s response to...