The Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter (SHOCK or SCCM) is a Unit of the
American Physical Society (APS). The objective of the SCCM is the advancement and dissemination of knowledge on the physics of materials under dynamic high-pressure loading including shock physics, the effect of
shock wave
In physics, a shock wave (also spelled shockwave), or shock, is a type of propagating disturbance that moves faster than the local speed of sound in the medium. Like an ordinary wave, a shock wave carries energy and can propagate through a me ...
s on materials, dynamic behavior of materials, and materials in extremes. Since its formation in 1984, the topical group has sponsored the Biennial International Conference of the APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter (SCCM) and awards the
George E. Duvall Shock Compression Science Award.
While specific topics and session names are set for each Biennial SCCM Conference, frequent topics include:
*
Detonation
Detonation () is a type of combustion involving a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front propagating directly in front of it. Detonations propagate supersonically through shock waves with s ...
and shock induced chemistry
* Energetic and
reactive material In the U.S. military, reactive materials (RM) are a new class of materials currently being investigated by the Office of Naval Research and others as a means to increase the lethality of direct-hit or fragmentation warheads. Reactive materials are ...
s
*
Equations of State
* Experimental developments
* First-principles and
molecular dynamics
Molecular dynamics (MD) is a computer simulation method for analyzing the physical movements of atoms and molecules. The atoms and molecules are allowed to interact for a fixed period of time, giving a view of the dynamic "evolution" of t ...
* Geophysics and planetary science
* Grain scale to continuum modeling
*
High-energy density physics/
Warm dense matter
* Inelastic deformations, fracture, and
spall
Spall are fragments of a material that are broken off a larger solid body. It can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitation, or excessive rolling pressure (as in a ba ...
*
Materials Strength
* Particulate, porous, and composite materials
*
Phase transition
In chemistry, thermodynamics, and other related fields, a phase transition (or phase change) is the physical process of transition between one state of a medium and another. Commonly the term is used to refer to changes among the basic states o ...
s
*
Soft matter,
polymer
A polymer (; Greek '' poly-'', "many" + ''-mer'', "part")
is a substance or material consisting of very large molecules called macromolecules, composed of many repeating subunits. Due to their broad spectrum of properties, both synthetic a ...
s, and
biomaterial
A biomaterial is a substance that has been engineered to interact with biological systems for a medical purpose, either a therapeutic (treat, augment, repair, or replace a tissue function of the body) or a diagnostic one. As a science, biomateria ...
s
Recently one-off focused sessions have been organized on topics such as:
* X-ray free electron lasers and materials, Velocimetry diagnostic development, and Turbulence and Mixing
* Deep Carbon Budget, High Energy Density Materials, and Dynamic Response of Materials
* Post Shock Turbulence, Meso and Macro Scales, and Material Strength at High Pressure
The Topical Group publishes a series of Proceeds from the conferences, with the majority of proceedings published by the
American Institute of Physics
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) promotes science and the profession of physics, publishes physics journals, and produces publications for scientific and engineering societies. The AIP is made up of various member societies. Its corpora ...
(1981, 1993 to 2011.) For the 2013 conference the proceeds was published by the
Institute of Physics
The Institute of Physics (IOP) is a UK-based learned society and professional body that works to advance physics education, research and application.
It was founded in 1874 and has a worldwide membership of over 20,000. The IOP is the Physic ...
and was
Open Access for the first time.
References
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External links
APS Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
American Physical Society