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ORAL ISSUE OF THE JOURNAL "USPEKHI FIZICHESKIKH NAUK"

Extreme states of matter on Earth and in space

V. E. Fortov

Institute of Thermophysics of Extreme States, Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences

Abstract: Research is reviewed on the behavior of matter under extremely high pressures and temperatures obtainable under laboratory conditions by cumulating energy in matter. Extreme states and processes occurring in matter due to gravitational and thermonuclear energy action are also discussed.

PACS: 07.35.+k, 29.20.-c, 42.62.-b, 97.60.-s

Received: November 10, 2008

DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0179.200906h.0653

 English version: Physics–Uspekhi, 2009, 52:6, 615–647

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