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Author Drake, R. Paul.

Title High-energy-density physics : fundamentals, inertial fusion, and experimental astrophysics / R. Paul Drake
Published Berlin ; New York : Springer, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 534 pages) : illustrations
Series Shock wave and high pressure phenomena
Shock wave and high pressure phenomena.
Contents To High-Energy-Density Physics -- Descriptions of Fluids and Plasmas -- Properties of High-Energy-Density Plasmas -- Shocks and Rarefactions -- Hydrodynamic Instabilities -- Radiative Transfer -- Radiation Hydrodynamics -- Creating High-Energy-Density Conditions -- Inertial Confinement Fusion -- Experimental Astrophysics -- Relativistic High-Energy-Density Systems
Summary The raw numbers of high-energy-density physics are amazing: shock waves at hundreds of km/s (approaching a million km per hour), temperatures of millions of degrees, and pressures that exceed 100 million atmospheres. This book introduces the reader to the fundamental tools and discoveries of high-energy-density physics. It surveys the production of high-energy-density conditions, the fundamental plasma and hydrodynamic models that can describe them and the problem of scaling from the laboratory to the cosmos. Connections to astrophysics are discussed throughout. The book is intended to support coursework in high-energy-density physics, to meet the needs of new researchers in this field, and also to serve as a useful reference on the fundamentals. Specifically the book has been designed to enable academics in physics, astrophysics, applied physics and engineering departments to provide in a single-course introduction to fluid mechanics and radiative transfer, with dramatic applications in the field of high-energy-density systems
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-528) and index
Notes English
In Springer e-books
Subject Plasma (Ionized gases)
Energy level densities.
Plasma density.
Plasma astrophysics.
Laser-plasma interactions.
Energy level densities.
Plasma density.
Plasma astrophysics.
Laser-plasma interactions.
Plasma (Gaz ionisés)
Niveau de densité d'énergie.
Plasma (Gaz ionisés) -- Densité.
Plasmas, Astrophysique des.
Interactions laser-plasma.
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Physique.
Energy level densities
Laser-plasma interactions
Plasma astrophysics
Plasma density
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2005937508
ISBN 9783540293149
3540293140
9783540293156
3540293159
6611330496
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