Extreme States of Matter

High Energy Density Physics

Vladimir E Fortov author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Springer International Publishing AG

Published:30th Mar '18

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Extreme States of Matter cover

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 beams, electron and ion beams, hypersonic entry of spacecraft into dense atmospheres of planets and in many other situations characterized by extremely high pressures and temperatures. Written by one of the world's foremost experts on the topic, this book will inform and fascinate all scientists dealing with materials properties and physics and also serve as an excellent introduction to plasma-, shock-wave and high-energy-density physics for students and newcomers seeking an overview. This second edition is thoroughly revised and expanded, in particular with new material on high energy-density physics, nuclear explosions and other nuclear transformation processes.

ISBN: 9783319792637

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1080g

700 pages

Softcover reprint of the original 2nd ed. 2016