Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library, Vol. 2

Use of the Z Accelerator for Isentropic and Shock Compression Studies.- Ultrashort Laser Shock Dynamics.- Failure Waves and Their Effects on Penetration Mechanics in Glass and Ceramics.- Empirical Equations of State for Solids.- Elastic-Plastic Shock Waves.- Elements of Phenomenological Plasticity: Geometrical Insight, Computational Algorithms, and Topics in Shock Physics.- Numerical Methods for Shocks in Solids.- Mesoscale Modeling of Shocks in Heterogeneous Reactive Materials.