Physics of Shock Waves and High-Temperature Hydrodynamic Phenomena (Dover Books on Physics)

This is the best written physics book I have ever seen, perhaps the best that has ever been produced. It can be compared perhaps to Feynman's "Lectures in Physics", but that is a textbook for students, not a full treatment of an important technical subject in physics.The writing is wonderfully lucid, and the treatment of the topic outlined in the title complete. You can literally read the book, cover to cover, and come away with a deep understanding of the subject matter.

The author is the "father" of high temperature, high pressure physics. While not discussed directly, clearly this book is a data dump of the knowledge in the USSR developed during their nuclear weapons programs..... many of the physicist that developed the Soviet nuclear capabilities were Jewish and this book should be a tribute to their contribution (in particular in light of Stalin's purge of the Jews from all high positions).

If you work in this area of physics, this book is a must have.

You only have to read a couple of chapters from this book if you are a beginner in shock wave science to gain a basic undestanding. This is an excellent book together with Courant's book Supersonic Flow and Shock Waves (Applied Mathematical Sciences) (v. 21)

Thorough treatment of subject

GREAT

Happy with purchase.

This book is a true classic, written by the great Zel'dovicha long time ago. Dover's two-volumes-in-one book new editionprovides an excellent opportunity to enrich every physicslibrary, private or institutional.