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1	Physics of Shock Waves and High-Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena more books like this by Ya B Zel'dovich, Ia B Zel'dovich, Yuri P Raizer add to wishlist Physical, chemical processes in gases at high temperatures are focus of outstanding text, which combines material from gas dynamics, shock-wave theory, thermodynamics and statistical physics, other fields. 284 illustrations. 1966-1967 edition. see all copies from $24.25! new only from $24.25! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Shock Wave Reflection Phenomena more books like this by Gabi Ben-Dor add to wishlist This book provides a comprehensive state-of-the-knowledge description of the shock wave reflection phenomena from a phenomenological point of view. The first part is a thorough introduction to oblique shock wave reflections, presenting the two major well-known reflection wave configurations, namely, regular (RR) and Mach (MR) reflections, the ... see all copies from $79.02! new only from $106.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Shock Wave Interactions in General Relativity: A Locally Inertial Glimm Scheme for Spherically Symmetric Spacetimes more books like this by Jeffrey Groah, Joel Smoller, Blake Temple add to wishlist This monograph presents a self contained mathematical treatment of the initial value problem for shock wave solutions of the Einstein equations in General Relativity. The first two chapters provide background for the introduction of a locally intertial Glimm Scheme, a non-dissipative numerical scheme for approximating shock wave solutions of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
4	Supersonic Flow and Shock Waves more books like this by Richard Courant add to wishlist The Springer edition of this book is an unchanged reprint of Courant and Friedrich's classical treatise which was first published in 1948. The basic research for it took place during World War II, but there are many aspects which still make the book interesting as a text and as a reference. It treats basic aspects of the dynamics of compressible ... see all copies from $15.00! new only from $79.93! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Shock Waves and Reaction-Diffusion Equations more books like this by Smoller add to wishlist The purpose of this book is to make easily available the basics of the theory of hyperbolic conservation laws and the theory of systems of reaction-diffusion equations, including the generalized Morse theory as developed by Charles Conley. It presents the modern ideas in these fields in a way that is accessible to a wider audience than just ... see all copies from $43.50! new only from $89.66! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library, Vol. 1: Multiphase Flows I more books like this by Rini Van Dongen (Editor), Marinus Van Dongen (Editor), M E H Van Dongen (Editor) add to wishlist Shock waves in multiphase flows refers to a rich variety of phenomena of interest to physicists, chemists, and fluid dynamicists, as well as mechanical, biomedical and aeronautical engineers. This volume treats shock and expansion waves in: complex, bubbly liquids (L. van Wijngaarden, Y. Tomita, V. Kedrinskii) and cryogenic liquids (M. Murakami) ... see all copies from $50.78! new only from $50.78! \| first editions
7	Shock Focussing Effect in Medical Science and Sonoluminescence more books like this by George Robert Rapp, Ramesh C Srivastava (Editor), Dieter Leutloff (Editor) add to wishlist This collection brings together the fundamental research in shock focussing and sonoluminescence. The authors report on their studies on shock focussing and related bubble dynamics, as well as their applications in medical science. The destructive action of cavitation bubbles collapsing near boundaries is treated with special reference to kidney ... see all copies from $65.00! new only from $65.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Advances in the Theory of Shock Waves more books like this by H Freistuehler, Anders Szepessy (Editor), Heinrich Freistuhler (Editor) add to wishlist This volume provides a comprehensive treatment of central themes in the modern mathematical theory of shock waves. Authored by leading scientists, the work covers: * the uniqueness of weak solutions to hyperbolic systems of conservation laws in one space variable (Tai-Ping Liu) * the multidimensional stability problem for shock fronts (Guy ... see all copies from $30.58! new only from $52.99! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Gaseous Detonations: Their Nature, Effects and Control more books like this by Michael A Nettleton add to wishlist This book should be of interest to researchers, health and safety officers in the gas and chemical industries. see all copies from $143.97! new only from $143.97! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Shock Wave Engine Design more books like this by Weber add to wishlist Written by an author who has devoted the past twenty-five years of his life to studying and designing shock wave engines, this unique book offers comprehensive coverage of the theory and practice of shock wave engine design. The only book treating the complete preliminary design of shock wave engines, it provides engineers with practical step-by ... see all copies from $101.99! new only from $144.64! \| SVS
11 view cover	Shock-Wave Phenomena and the Properties of Condensed Matter more books like this by G I Kanel', S V Razorenov, V E Fortov add to wishlist One of the main goals of investigations of shock-wave phenomena in condensed matter is to develop methods for predicting effects of explosions, high-velocity collisions, and other kinds of intense dynamic loading of materials and structures. Based on the results of international research conducted over the past 30 years, this book is addressed not ... see all copies from $111.06! new only from $111.06! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Classic Papers in Shock Compression Science more books like this by James N Johnson (Editor), Roger Cheret (Editor), R A Graham (Editor) add to wishlist This collection of classic papers in shock compression science makes available not only some of the most important classic papers on shock waves by Poisson, Rankine, Earnshaw, Riemann, and Hugoniot, which remain important references, but also some pathbreaking papers from the 1940s and 1950s on shocks in solids and fluids by such theorists as ... see all copies from $52.37! new only from $52.37! \| first editions
13 view cover	Shock Waves & Explosions more books like this by Laurie Kelly, P L Sachdev add to wishlist Understanding the causes and effects of explosions is important to experts in a broad range of disciplines, including the military, industrial and environmental research, aeronautic engineering, and applied mathematics. Offering an introductory review of historic research, "Shock Waves and Explosions" brings analytic and computational methods to a ... see all copies from $118.83! new only from $118.83!
14 view cover	Shock-Capturing Methods for Free-Surface Shallow Flows more books like this by Eleuterio Toro add to wishlist The first of its kind in the field, this title examines the use of modern, shock-capturing finite volume numerical methods, in the solution of partial differential equations associated with free-surface flows, which satisfy the shallow-water type assumption (including shallow water flows, dense gases and mixtures of materials as special samples). ... see all copies from $50.18! new only from $124.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws more books like this by Randall J Leveque add to wishlist These notes were developed for a graduate-level course on the theory and numerical solution of nonlinear hyperbolic systems of conservation laws. Part I deals with the basic mathematical theory of the equations: the notion of weak solutions, entropy conditions, and a detailed description of the wave structure of solutions to the Riemann problem. ... see all copies from $24.56! new only from $26.38! \| SVS
16	Magnetohydrodynamic shock waves more books like this by J Edward Anderson add to wishlist Studies based on the Rankine-Hugoniot relations have classified MHO shock waves as fast, switch-on, intermediate, switch-off, and slow. Any waves found in nature must also: (a) possess steady-state structures and (b) be stable in the presence of small-flow disturbances. In this monograph, Dr. Anderson examines these criteria in relation to plane ... see all copies from $12.00! new only from $24.00! \| first editions
17 view cover	Hydrodynamics of Explosion: Experiments and Models more books like this by Valery K Kedrinskii, Svetlana Yu Knyazeva (Translator) add to wishlist Hydronamics of Explosion presents the research results for the problems of underwater explosions and contains a detailed analysis of the structure and the parameters of the wave fields generated by explosions of cord and spiral charges, a description of the formation mechanisms for a wide range of cumulative flows at underwater explosions near the ... see all copies from $79.36! new only from $79.36! \| SVS
18 view cover	Hyperbolic Systems of Balance Laws: Lectures Given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School Held in Cetraro, Italy, July 14-21, 2003 more books like this by Denis Serre, Mark Williams, Kevin Zumbrun add to wishlist The present Cime volume includes 4 lecture courses by Bressan, Serre, Zumbrun and Williams and a Tutorial by Bressan on the Center Manifold Theorem. Bressan's notes start with an extensive review of hyperbolic conservation laws. Then he introduces the vanishing viscosity approach and explains clearly the building blocks of the theory in particular ... see all copies from $8.05! new only from $8.05! \| first editions
19	Metallurgical Applications of Shock-Wave and High-Strain Rate Phenomena more books like this by Lawrence E Murr (Editor), Karl P Staudhammer (Editor), Marc A Meyers (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $200.00! new only from $247.00! \| first editions
20 view cover	Interaction of Shock Waves more books like this by Radhey Shyam Srivastava add to wishlist This volume deals with problems relating to the interaction of shock waves, with an emphasis on their diffraction. The contents are divided into nine chapters, dealing with the reflection of shock waves, the diffraction of normal and oblique shock waves, including the effects of yawed wedges, shock interaction with a moving aerofoil and arbitrary ... see all copies from $89.66! new only from $89.66! \| SVS
21	Current Topics in Shock Waves more books like this by Yong W Kim (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $6.28! new only from $85.08! \| first editions \| SVS
22	Numerical Methods for Conservation Laws more books like this by R. J. Le Veque, Randall J. Leveque add to wishlist see all copies from $25.00! new only from $37.00!
23 view cover	Hyperbolic Systems of Conservation Laws and the Mathematical Theory of Shock Waves more books like this by Peter D. Lax add to wishlist This book deals with the mathematical side of the theory of shock waves. The author presents what is known about the existence and uniqueness of generalized solutions of the initial value problem subject to the entropy conditions. The subtle dissipation introduced by the entropy condition is investigated and the slow decay in signal strength it ... see all copies from $29.52! new only from $42.95!
24	Propagation of a Curved Shock and Nonlinear Ray Theory more books like this by Prasad add to wishlist Phoolan Prasad's book contains theoretical developments in the study of the propagation of a curved nonlinear wave front and shock front, particularly in the caustic region. It should be an invaluable reference source for researchers in nonlinear waves; fluid dynamics (especially gas dynamics); mathematical physics; aeronautical, chemical and ... see all copies from $28.23! new only from $80.00!
25 view cover	Magnetohydrodynamics: Waves and Shock Waves in Curved Space-Time more books like this by Professor Andre Lichnerowicz add to wishlist This volume presents a unified theory of shock waves corresponding to gravitational and electromagnetic fields and to magnetohydrodynamics in the context of general relativity. The common tool employed is provided by tensor distribution - an approach which has been systematically developed by the author since 1962. One remarkable result is that ... see all copies from $131.36! new only from $131.36! \| SVS

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