High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids

The chapters in this volume cover all aspects of shock-compression science. Each is by a leading researcher in the field and provides a fundamental review as well as an introduction to current research. An extensive chronological bibliography and an annotated bibliography of the current literature will make this a particularly useful reference. Problems at the ends of the chapters enhance the usefulness of the book as a text. (A solutions manual is available from the editors)
TOC: Contents: R.A. Graham: Introduction to High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids.- M.B. Boslough, J.R. Asay: Basic principles.- L.M. Barker, L.C. Chhabildas, M. Shahinpoor: Experimental and Diagnostic Techniques.- T.J. Ahrens: Equations of State.- W. Herrmann: Inelastic Constitutive Relations.- G.T. Gray: Influence of Shock Waves on the Behavior of Materials.- J.N. Johnson: Micromechanical Considerations.- D.E. Grady, M.E. Kipp: Dynamic Fracture and Fragmentation.- J.M. McGlaun, P. Yarrington: Large-Deformation-Wave Codes.