Overview
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Lee Davison
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Tijeras, USA
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Yasuyuki Horie
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
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Toshimori Sekine
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National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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- F. Langenhorst, M. Boustie, A. Deutsch, U. Hornemann, Ch. Matignon, A. Migault et al.
Pages 1-27
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- Akira Yamaguchi, Toshimori Sekine, Hiroshi Mori
Pages 29-45
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- Koichi Mimura, Ryuichi Sugisaki
Pages 75-116
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- Keiji Misawa, Fumie Yamazaki, Shinobu Sawada, Toshimori Sekine
Pages 163-179
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- James R. Lyons, Thomas J. Ahrens
Pages 181-197
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- Mashiko Arakawa, Akira Kouchi
Pages 199-231
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Back Matter
Pages 233-248
About this book
Shock waves produce a wide variety of physical, chemical, mineralogical, and other effects in materials through which they pass. Since the beginning of civili zation, shock phenomena have been subjects of continuing interest, speculation, and enquiry. The interdisciplinary aspects of investigations of shock phenomena are especially noteworthy, and these investigations have been pursued by scien tists and engineers from a broad range of disciplines. Among the more novel and interesting investigations are those motivated by problems that arise in the Earth and planetary sciences. Such events as meteorite impacts produce the obvious cratering effects seen on the planets and their sat ellites. More subtle effects become apparent upon chemical and petrographic examination of the shock-compressed solid material. Shock waves are also prevalent in the larger universe, and have played a prominent role in shaping the solar system as we know it. The material in interstellar gas and dust clouds, comets, etc. , is processed by shock waves, producing important chemical effects, including formation of complex organic molecules. The process of accretion of planets involves impacts of dust particles at relative velocities ranging from a fraction of a millimeter per second to impacts of larger bodies at velocities as great as several tens of kilometers per second. The resulting shock waves cause both chemical and physical changes that are manifest in the bodies involved.
Editors and Affiliations
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Tijeras, USA
Lee Davison
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, USA
Yasuyuki Horie
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National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba, Japan
Toshimori Sekine
