Lectures on the physics of extreme states of matter /

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"Version: 20190801"--Title page verso."A course of lectures from the 'Higher School of Physics' series of ROSATOM State Corporation"--Page viii.Includes bibliographical references.1. Lecture 1 : matter under extreme conditions : classification of states -- 2. Lecture 2 : extreme states of matter in laboratories -- 2.1. Main lines of research -- 2.2. Generators of high energy densities -- 2.3. High-power lasers -- 2.4. Charged-particle accelerators -- 2.5. Technical applications3. Lecture 3 : interaction of laser radiation with matter -- 3.1. Physical effects arising under high-power laser irradiation -- 3.2. Laser-driven shock waves -- 3.3. Mechanics of ultrafast deformations -- 3.4. Strong magnetic fields4. Lecture 4 : collisions of relativistic ions -- 4.1. Accelerators -- 4.2. Production of macroscopic hot plasma volumes -- 4.3. Quark-gluon plasma -- 4.4. Viscosity and interparticle interaction5. Lecture 5 : physics of strongly compressed electromagnetic plasma -- 5.1. Hierarchy of models -- 5.2. Chemical model of plasma -- 5.3. Density functional method6. Lecture 6 : extreme states of matter in astrophysics -- 6.1. Planets, exoplanets, and low-mass stars -- 6.2. Superextreme states of matter in compact astrophysical objects -- 7. Conclusion.Containing a summary of the latest experimental and theoretical results on matter at high pressure and temperature, this book provides critical analysis of data and models ranging from matter in extreme states in the laboratory to the influence of laser radiation, relativistic heavy ion collisions, strongly coupled electromagnetic plasma, and extreme matter in astrophysics. The purpose of the book is to give students and young scientists an introduction to the physics of extreme states of matter, to acquaint them with the experimental techniques, new experimental facilities and the main results allowing them to unravel fascinating problems of modern physics of extreme states of matter and acquainting them with the theoretical methods, experimental techniques and results in this exciting new area of research.Student/researcher.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Vladimir Fortov is a renowned physicist, and former president of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and former Minister of Science and Technology and the country's Deputy Prime Minister. He is currently a professor and Head of the Department at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He has received many awards including the A.P. Karpinsky International Scientific Award in Physics and Chemistry, the P. Bridgeman Prize for Achievements in High Pressure Physics, and the Max-Plank Award in Physics for Pioneering Investigations of Strongly Coupled Plasmas.Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 5, 2019).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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English

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9780750321280

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SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter.
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Vladimir E. Fortov.

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