Presenting some of the most recent results of Russian research into shock compression, as well as historical overviews of the Russian research programs into sho

This book presents a set of basic understandings of the behavior and response of solids to propagating shock waves. The propagation of shock waves in a solid bo

This volume concerns the fracture and fragmentation of solid materials that occurs when they are subjected to extremes of stress applied at the highest possible

This book presents a set of basic understandings of the behavior and response of solids to propagating shock waves. The propagation of shock waves in a solid bo

Research in the field of shock physics and ballistic impact has always been intimately tied to progress in development of facilities for accelerating projectile