High-Energy-Density Physics: Fundamentals, Inertial Fusion, and Experimental Astrophysics (Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena)

This book gives a good summary of the equations and models for high-energy density physics. However, you will not get much information on how to write simulation codes and experimental details. This book appears to be the result of the HEDP summer school taught by the author. Not many detailed derivations of equations. Every topic in this book requires at least a whole other book in order to understand.I'm not an astrophysicist, so many of the topics in this book were not very enlightening for me.The info/price ratio for this book is very low. I would recommend Zeldovich and Raizer's book if you want to understand shock wave theory. Atzeni's book on ICF is far superior to this one.

The book is aimed to be an introduction to the interdisciplinary subject of HEDP. As such, it serves as a fine entry-level text book for physicists of various background: Plasma, Astro, Optics and more. It does its job very well and suits both theory and experimental physicists. The examples are chosen from open questions in the field, with going into details only when necessary. The detailed bibliography lists the up-to-date literature and it would help anyone interested in further studying a specific subject. Most recommended!

The book serve the purpose of introducing the HEDP field to beginners. In that scope, it is very well written, and it covers all the aspects which are needed for that purpose. The writing is clear and understandable, and the logical build up of the content is very well written. Highly recommended.