Title Extreme States of Matter : on Earth and in the Cosmos Author(s) Fortov, Vladimir E Publication Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. Description XII, 332 p : online resource Abstract Note With its many beautiful colour pictures, this book gives fascinating insights into the unusual forms and behaviour of matter under extremely high pressures and temperatures. These extreme states are generated, among other things, by strong shock, detonation and electric explosion waves, dense laser beams,electron and ion beams, hypersonic entry of spacecraft into dense atmospheres of planets, and in many other situations characterized by extremely high pressures and temperatures. Written by one of the world's foremost experts on the topic, this book will inform and fascinate all scientists dealing with materials properties and physics, and also serve as an excellent introduction to plasma-, shock-wave and high-energy-density physics for students and newcomers seeking an overview. ?? ISBN,Price 9783642164644 Keyword(s) 1. ASTROPHYSICS 2. Astrophysics and Astroparticles 3. ATOMS 4. Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction 5. EBOOK 6. EBOOK - SPRINGER 7. LASERS 8. MATERIALS SCIENCE 9. Materials Science, general 10. Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices 11. Phase transitions (Statistical physics) 12. Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems 13. PHOTONICS 14. PHYSICS 15. PLASMA (IONIZED GASES) 16. PLASMA PHYSICS Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I08253     On Shelf