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Classic Papers in Shock Compression Science
. Ed(S): Johnson, James N.; Cheret, Roger
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Paperback. Editor(s): Johnson, James N.; Cheret, Roger. Series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Num Pages: 524 pages, 3 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 808.
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 applica tions. It was also recognized that shock compression provided a means of sub jecting solids and liquids to extreme states of temperature and pressure difficult to achieve by static ... Read more
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 applica tions. It was also recognized that shock compression provided a means of sub jecting solids and liquids to extreme states of temperature and pressure difficult to achieve by static ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
524
Condition
New
Series
Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena
Number of Pages
524
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461274612
SKU
V9781461274612
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