The papers collected together in this volume constitute a review of recent research on the response of condensed matter to dynamic high pressures and temperatur

One of the main goals of investigations of shock-wave phenomena in condensed matter is to develop methods for predicting effects of explosions, high-velocity co

Developments in experimental methods are providing an increasingly detailed understanding of shock compression phenomena on the bulk, intermediate, and molecula

While much is known about the effects of shock compression on monolithic materials, the unusual physical and chemical processes that take place when a porous me

This book introduces the core concepts of the shock wave physics of condensed matter, taking a continuum mechanics approach to examine liquids and isotropic sol