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Physics of Shock Waves and High-Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena
High temperatures elicit a variety of reactions in gases, including increased molecular vibrations, dissociation, chemical reactions, ionization, and radiation of light. In addition to affecting the motion of the gas, these processes can lead to changes of composition and electrical properties, as well as optical phenomena.
These and other processes of extreme conditions — such as occur in explosions, in supersonic flight, in very strong electrical discharges, and in other cases — are the focus of this outstanding text by two leading physicists of the former Soviet Union. The authors deal thoroughly with all the essential physical influences on the dynamics and thermodynamics of continuous media, weaving together material from such disciplines as gas dynamics, shock-wave theory, thermodynamics and statistical physics, molecular physics, spectroscopy, radiation theory, astrophysics, solid-state physics, and other fields.
This volume, uniquely comprehensive in the field of high-temperature gas physics and gas dynamics, was edited and annotated by Wallace D. Hayes and Ronald F. Probstein, leading authorities on the flow of gases at very high speeds. It is exceptionally well suited to the needs of graduate students in physics, as well as professors, engineers, and researchers.
These and other processes of extreme conditions — such as occur in explosions, in supersonic flight, in very strong electrical discharges, and in other cases — are the focus of this outstanding text by two leading physicists of the former Soviet Union. The authors deal thoroughly with all the essential physical influences on the dynamics and thermodynamics of continuous media, weaving together material from such disciplines as gas dynamics, shock-wave theory, thermodynamics and statistical physics, molecular physics, spectroscopy, radiation theory, astrophysics, solid-state physics, and other fields.
This volume, uniquely comprehensive in the field of high-temperature gas physics and gas dynamics, was edited and annotated by Wallace D. Hayes and Ronald F. Probstein, leading authorities on the flow of gases at very high speeds. It is exceptionally well suited to the needs of graduate students in physics, as well as professors, engineers, and researchers.
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First published January 28, 1966
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September 4, 2011
Amazon 2009-05-04. Dover reprint of a very highly-regarded fundamental text of the field, a 1000-page, two-volume behemoth of Soviet physics. The central case study is radiative transport of a 20KT airburst -- I can't say much more about this than BAD F'N ASS. Hopefully I'll catch a good bit of aerodynamics during the read, a field I've never taken much look at (you're compressing air in both, after all).
April 8, 2024
A classic text on the theory of shock waves. This has the best explanation of the Mie-Gruneisen equation of state found anywhere. Shows its age in some places but still very relevant
January 19, 2024
Excellent book that covers shock waves and high temperature hydrodynamic phenomena, as advertised. The authors/editors do a good job of giving physical explanations as well as mathematical exposition.
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