02175nam a22003258a 4500 CR9781139095150 UkCbUP 20180107143413.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 110608s2013||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9781139095150 (ebook) 9781107019676 (hardback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda QC280.2 .C65 2014 539.7/6 23 Colvin, Jeff, author. Extreme Physics : Properties and Behavior of Matter at Extreme Conditions / [electronic resource] Jeff Colvin, Jon Larsen. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013. 1 online resource (416 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). Most matter in the Universe, from the deep interior of planets to the core of stars, is at high temperature or high pressure compared to the matter of our ordinary experience. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic physical theory on matter at such extreme conditions and the mathematical modeling techniques involved in numerical simulations of its properties and behavior. Focusing on computational modeling, the book discusses topics such as the basic properties of dense plasmas; ionization physics; the physical mechanisms by which laser light is absorbed in matter; radiation transport in matter; the basics of hydrodynamics and shock-wave formation and propagation; and numerical simulation of radiation-hydrodynamics phenomenology. End-of-chapter exercises allow the reader to test their understanding of the material and introduce additional physics, making this an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students in this broad and interdisciplinary area of physics. High pressure physics Larsen, Jon, author. Print version: 9781107019676 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139095150 Cambridge Books Online 236549 236549