Solids Under High-Pressure Shock Compression Mechanics, Physics, and
Since the 1950s shock compression research contributed greatly to scientific knowledge and industrial technology. As a result, for example, our understanding of meteorite impacts has substantially improved, and shock processes have become standard industr
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Editor-in-Chief Robert A. Graham Editorial Board Roger Cheret, France Godfrey Eden, Great Britain Jing Fuqian, China Vitalii I. Goldanskii, Russia James N. Johnson, USA Malcolm F. Nicol, USA Akira B. Sawaoka, Japan
R.A. Graham
Solids Under High-Pressure Shock Compression Mechanics, Physics, and Chemistry With 98 Illustrations
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R.A. Graham Sandia National Laboratories Advanced Materials Physics Department Albuquerque, NM 87185-5800 USA
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Graham, R.A. (Robert Albert), 1931Solids under high-pressure shock compression: mechanics, physics, and chemistry / R.A. Graham. p. cm.-(High-pressure shock compression of condensed matter) Revised and expanded version of the author's thesis (doctoral-Tokyo Institute of Technology). Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13 :978-1-4613-9280-4 e-ISBN-13 :978-1-4613-9278-1 DOl: 10.1007/978-1-4613-9278-1 1. Materials at high pressures. 2. Shock (Mechanics). I. Title. II. Series. TA417.7.C65G73 1992 620. l' 1242-dc20 92-18580 Printed on acid-free paper.
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