Shock Induced Transitions and Phase Structures in General Media (Hardcover)

This volume focuses on the thermodynamics and mechanics of dynamic phase transitions and the consequent issues of rapid solidification, liquification and vaporization. The articles investigate fundamental questions associated with phase stability, metastability, and the reaction kinetics which determine the phase or phases that are attainable. Principal researchers in physics, mathematics, metallurgy, engineering, and molecular dynamics present key experimental observations, realistic modelling criteria, insights gained from large scale computations in molecular dynamics, and mathematical analyses of the resulting models.