Physics of Shock Waves and High-Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena

by Yakov B. Zel'dovich, Yu P. Raizer, Ronald F. Probstein

Physics of Shock Waves and HighOCoTemperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena"

Genres: Physics, Science

479 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 28, 1966

Reviews

[Nick Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

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).

[Jason Wilkening · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Kyle · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.