Extreme States of Matter: High Energy Density Physics

Introduction.- Matter under Extreme Conditions: Classification of States.- High Energy Densities in Laboratories.- Extreme States in a Nuclear Explosion.- High-Power Lasers in High-Energy Density Physics.- Relativistic Charged Particle Beams.- Technical Applications of the Physics of High Energy Densities.- Nuclear Transformations under Strong Compression.- High Energy Densities in Planets and Stars.- High Energy Densities outside of Compact Astrophysical Objects.