Shock-Wave Phenomena and the Properties of Condensed Matter

1 Introduction to the Theoretical Background and Experimental Methods of Shock Physics.- 2 Elastic-Plastic Response of Solids Under Shock-Wave Loading.- 3 Yield and Strength Properties of Metals and Alloys at Elevated Temperatures.- Chapter4 Behavior of Brittle Materials under Shock-Wave Loading.- 5 Two Examples of Spatially Resolved Shock-Wave Tests.- 6 Polymorphic Transformations and Phase Transitions in Shock-Compressed Solids.- 7 Equations of State and Macrokinetics of Decomposition of Solid Explosives in Shock and Detonation Waves.- 8 Shock Waves and Extreme States of Matter.