Shock Compression of Condensed Materials

by R.F. Trunin

Book Overview

This unique publication summarises fifty years of Russian research on shock compression of condensed matter using chemical and nuclear explosions. This information, and the equations of state derived from it, have important applications in physics, materials science and engineering. An introductory chapter describes the importance of Russian experiments in a global context. The second chapter describes the experimental devices used. Following chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521019249
• ISBN13: 9780521019248
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"