Abstract
Solid is sometimes used to represent the concept of idealized substances whose dynamical properties are the opposite of fluid. Shock waves in solids are always associated with very high pressure states of solids. Therefore, shock wave science has a close relationship with high-pressure physics. Other areas related to shock wave science include the following: the problem of terrestrial or planetary interiors; material synthesis by shock wave loading; shock compaction; and high-pressure structural phase transitions. This chapter explains the elementary concepts of shock compression of solids with special emphasis on the difference from those of gases. Later, how some of the general concepts established in gas shock theory lose their general character is presented, and several new concepts are introduced. Among the shock-related fields, fundamental discussion of shock wave phenomena by thermodynamics, microscopic theories, and hydrodynamics is presented.
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