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Extreme physics :

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1107019672 (hardback)

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9781107019676 (hardback)

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Extreme physics :

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[Book]

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properties and behavior of matter at extreme conditions /

First Statement of Responsibility

Jeff Colvin, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Jon Larsen, Cascade Applied Sciences, Inc.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xii, 405 pages ;

Dimensions

26 cm

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgements; 1. Extreme environments: what, where, how; 2. Properties of dense and classical plasmas; 3. Laser energy absorption in matter; 4. Hydrodynamic motion; 5. Shocks; 6. Equation of state; 7. Ionization; 8. Thermal energy transport; 9. Radiation energy transport; 10. Magnetohydrodynamics; 11. Considerations for constructing radiation-hydrodynamics computer codes; 12. Numerical simulations; Appendix: units and constants, glossary of symbols; References; Bibliography; Index.

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"Most matter in the universe, from the deep interior of planets to the core of stars, is at high temperature or high pressure compared to the matter of our ordinary experience. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic physical theory on matter at such extreme conditions and of the mathematical modeling techniques involved in numerical simulations of its properties and behavior. Focusing on computational modelling, it discusses topics such as the basic properties of dense plasmas; ionization physics; the physical mechanisms by which laser light is absorbed in matter; radiation transport in matter; the basics of hydrodynamics and shock-wave formation and propagation; and numerical simulation of radiation-hydrodynamics phenomenology. End-of-chapter exercises allow the reader to test their comprehension of the material and introduce additional physics, and make this an invaluable resource for academic researchers and graduate students in this broad and interdisciplinary area of physics. "--

High pressure physics.

Matter-- Properties.

Physics-- Mathematical models.

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Colvin, Jeff,1945-

Larsen, Jon,1942-

Date of Transaction

20140114113223.0

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