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Shock Focusing Phenomena

High Energy Density Phenomena and Dynamics of Converging Shocks

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Authors:
  1. Nicholas Apazidis

    1. Mechanics, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

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  2. Veronica Eliasson

    1. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

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  • Contains large amounts of experimental and numerical images illustrating the spectacular features of the shock focusing process
  • Serves as a comprehensive summary of the accumulated knowledge in the field of shock focusing
  • Describes and explains the theory of converging shock stabilization process

Part of the book series: Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena (SHOCKWAVE)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Introduction

    • Nicholas Apazidis, Veronica Eliasson
    Pages 1-7

  3. Shock Waves and Blast Waves

    • Nicholas Apazidis, Veronica Eliasson
    Pages 9-34

  4. Converging Shocks

    • Nicholas Apazidis, Veronica Eliasson
    Pages 35-143

  5. Shock Focusing in Nature and Medicine

    • Nicholas Apazidis, Veronica Eliasson
    Pages 145-158
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One of the main reasons for continuing interest in shock focusing is its ability to concentrate energy in a small volume and produce extreme temperatures and pressures in fluids in a controlled laboratory environment. The phenomenon of shock wave focusing leading to extreme conditions in fluids during micro- and nanosecond time intervals is a spectacular example of mechanics at small length and time scales revealing the major properties of shock dynamics including high-temperature gas phenomena. Production of high-energy concentrations in gases and fluids with star-like temperatures and extreme pressures by means of a stable imploding shock is of great interest not only in its own right but also because of the connection to a multitude of phenomena in nature, technology and medicine.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Mechanics, KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

    Nicholas Apazidis

  • University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    Veronica Eliasson

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