The scientific description of processes involved in the powerful release of energy from high explosive materials remains one of the most complex problems confronting modern science. Anatoliy N. Dremin is recognized as perhaps the most innovative contributor to detonation science and this book provides unique insights into the physics, chemistry, and mechanics relevant to initiation and sustenance of detonation processes.

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1 Advantages and Limitations of ChapmanJouguet and ZeldovichVon NeumannDöring Detonation Physical Models.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 ChapmanJouguet Detonation.- 1.3 ZeldovichVon NeumannDöring Detonation.- 1.4 Breakdown Phenomenon.- 2 Shock Initiation of Detonation and Breakdown Phenomena.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Liquid Explosives Shock-to-Detonation Transition Process and Breakdown Phenomena.- 2.3 On Shock Initiation of Detonation in Solid Explosives.- 3 Detonation Kinetic Instability and Breakdown Phenomena.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Mechanism of Instability Origin.- 3.3 Mechanism of Unstable Detonation Front Inhomogeneity Control.- 3.4 Structure of a Highly Unstable Detonation Front.- 3.5 Unstable-to-Stable Detonation Transition.- 3.6 Comparison of Pulsating and One-Dimensional Models of Detonation Front.- 3.7 The Nature of Spinning and Galloping Detonations.- 4 Failure Diameter and Breakdown Phenomena.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Failure Diameter of Detonation of Liquid Explosives.- 4.3 Failure Diameter of Detonation of Condensed Heterogeneous Explosives.- 4.4 Conclusions.- 5 On Shock Wave Chemistry of Molecular Condensed Explosives.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Results and Discussion.- 5.3 Conclusions.- 6 General Conclusion.- References.