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020			_a9781107124110
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a539.76 _bL329f
100			_aLarsen, Jon
245			_aFoundations of high-energy-density physics _bphysical processes of matter at extreme conditions _cJon Larsen
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2017 _aCambridge
300			_axiv, 743p
520			_aHigh-energy-density physics explores the dynamics of matter at extreme conditions. This encompasses temperatures and densities far greater than we experience on Earth. It applies to normal stars, exploding stars, active galaxies, and planetary interiors. High-energy-density matter is found on Earth in the explosion of nuclear weapons and in laboratories with high-powered lasers or pulsed-power machines. The physics explored in this book is the basis for large-scale simulation codes needed to interpret experimental results whether from astrophysical observations or laboratory-scale experiments. The key elements of high-energy-density physics covered are gas dynamics, ionization, thermal energy transport, and radiation transfer, intense electromagnetic waves, and their dynamical coupling. Implicit in this is a fundamental understanding of hydrodynamics, plasma physics, atomic physics, quantum mechanics, and electromagnetic theory. Beginning with a summary of the topics and exploring the major ones in depth, this book is a valuable resource for research scientists and graduate students in physics and astrophysics.
650			_aMatter-properties
650			_aPhysics -- Mathematical models
942			_cBK
999			_c559761 _d559761