Understanding the causes and effects of explosions is important to experts in a broad range of disciplines, including the military, industrial and environmental research, aeronautic engineering, and applied mathematics. Offering an introductory review of historic research, Shock Waves and Explosions brings analytic and computational methods

Introduction. The Piston Problem. The Blast Wave. Shock Propagation Theories--Some Initial Studies. Some Exact Analytic Solutions of Gasdynamic Equations Involving Shocks. Converging Shock Waves. Spherical Bast Waves Produced by Sudden Expansion of a High Pressure Gas. Numerical Simulation of Blast Waves.