Ben-Dor G., Igra O., Elperin T. (eds.) Handbook of shock waves, volume 2. Shock wave interactions and propagation

Academic Press, New York. 2001. – 824 pp.The Handbook of Shock Waves contains a comprehensive, structured coverage of research topics related to shock wave phenomena including shock waves in gases, liquids, solids, and space. Shock waves represent an extremely important physical phenomena which appears to be of special practical importance in three major fields: compressible flow (aerodynamics), materials science, and astrophysics. Shock waves comprise a phenomenon that occurs when pressure builds to force a reaction, i.e. sonic boom that occurs when a jet breaks the speed of sound.One-Dimensional Interactions.
Two-Dimensional Interactions.
AxiSymmetric Shock Wave Reflections.
Shock Waves in Channels.
Shock Wave Focusing.
Applications of Shock Waves in Medicine.
Spherical Shock Waves.
Shock Induced Instability of Interfaces.
Shock Wave Propagation in Multi-Phase Media.