This book deals primarily with the basic concepts used in shock wave physics for measuring the equation of state of materials for high pressures. It provides considerably more detail in the development of the material than any competing book. The material on EOS modeling describes the basic physics models used and the form they take in hydrocodes. The models chosen are selected to show the wide variety of treatments. Written for teaching seminars, the book should benefit graduate students and interested physicists and engineers engaged in impact physics.Contents:Fundamental Results for Plane Shock WavesHugoniot Relations for Shock Waves with Curved SurfacesStability of Shock WavesRarefaction WavesMethod of CharacteristicsHugoniots for Porous MaterialsHugoniot Measurement MethodsSound Speed Measurement TechniquesRelease Isentrope Measurement TechniquesMeasurement of the Grüneisen CoefficientCalculation of the Principal Hugoniot for an Analytic Equation of StateEquation of State ModelingAppendices: Solution of the Cubic with Real CoefficientsMulti-Branched Equation of State for LithiumUseful Computer Routines for Plane Shock WavesSelected Shock and Thermodynamic PropertiesTable of Symbols and UnitsReadership: Physicists and engineers.Key Features:Discusses apoptosis with respect to prostate cancer that exhibits distinct signaling responsesProvides updated evidence on the understanding of the molecular pathways that lead to apoptosisCovers new mechanisms and therapeutic urology