Classic Papers in Shock Compression Science

by Roger Cheret and James N. Johnson

Book Overview

The field of shock compression science has a long and rich history involving contributions of mathematicians, physicists and engineers over approximately two hundred years. The middle of the nineteenth century was an especially ac- tive period with the contributions of Riemann, Rankine and Hugoniot, among others. The middle of the twentieth century saw another increase in activity re- lated to shock compression of condensed matter as a result of military...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387984100
• ISBN13: 9780387984100
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 524 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"